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Environmental characteristics of the cemeteries of Buenos Aires City (Argentina) and infestation levels of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Vezzani, Darío; Velázquez, Stella M; Soto, Silvina; Schweigmann, Nicolás J.
  • Vezzani, Darío; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Velázquez, Stella M; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Soto, Silvina; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Schweigmann, Nicolás J; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos. Buenos Aires. AR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 96(4): 467-471, May 2001. mapas, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-285554
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Cemeteries with many water-filled containers, flowers, sources of human blood, and shade are favorable urban habitats for the proliferation of Aedes aegypti, a vector of yellow fever and dengue. A total of 22,956 containers was examined in the five cemeteries of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The vector was found in four cemeteries that showed an average infestation level of 5.5 percent (617 positive out of 11,196 water-filled containers). The four cemeteries positive for Ae. aegypti showed significantly different (p<0.01) infestation levels. Vegetation cover and percentage of infestation were significantly correlated (p<0.01), but neither cemetery area nor number of available containers were significantly related to the proportion of positive vases. Our results suggest that the cemeteries of Buenos Aires represent a gradient of habitat favorableness for this vector species, some of which may act as foci for its proliferation and dispersal
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Disease Reservoirs / Aedes / Environment / Insect Vectors / Mortuary Practice Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2001 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Disease Reservoirs / Aedes / Environment / Insect Vectors / Mortuary Practice Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2001 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR