Spatial clustering of Aedes aegypti related to breeding container characteristics in Coastal Ecuador: implications for dengue control.
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SUBMITTER: Schafrick NH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3795109 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
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Spatial clustering of Aedes aegypti related to breeding container characteristics in Coastal Ecuador: implications for dengue control.
Schafrick Nathaniel H NH Milbrath Meghan O MO Berrocal Veronica J VJ Wilson Mark L ML Eisenberg Joseph N S JN
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20130903 4
Mosquito management within households remains central to the control of dengue virus transmission. An important factor in these management decisions is the spatial clustering of Aedes aegypti. We measured spatial clustering of Ae. aegypti in the town of Borbón, Ecuador and assessed what characteristics of breeding containers influenced the clustering. We used logistic regression to assess the spatial extent of that clustering. We found strong evidence for juvenile mosquito clustering within 20 m ...[more]
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