Abstract
Design and implement a surveillance method for locating Aedes aegypti infestation foci with the use of larvae traps and spatial interpolation techniques, which facilitate the ongoing estimation of vector abundance in the area by counting the individuals collected in the study area. A total of 228 larvae traps were installed--at a rate of one per block--in the most densely populated area of commune five of Villavicencio (Meta). With regionalized information on larvae abundance, spatial interpolations were conducted with the Voronoi polygon, ordinary kriging, and inverse distance weighting techniques. An alternative method for the surveillance of dengue vectors is presented. This method is based on the use of larvae traps and spatial interpolation techniques to obtain area maps supported by specific observations. The results show that this strategy is better than the indices normally used, since it facilitates continuous visualization of the level of vector infestation and consequently, the risk of dengue transmission, based on the extent of A. aegypti infestation. Implementation of this strategy is expected to contribute to more effective planning, optimization, and evaluation of prevention and control activities.
Highlights
The results show that this strategy is better than the indices normally used, since it facilitates continuous visualization of the level of vector infestation and consequently, the risk of dengue transmission, based on the extent of A. aegypti infestation
Key words Aedes; dengue; disease vectors; models, statistical; risk map; epidemiologic surveillance; Colombia
Summary
Diseñar e implementar una metodología de vigilancia que localice los focos de infestación de Aedes aegypti con el empleo de larvitrampas y técnicas de interpolación espacial, las cuales permiten estimar la abundancia vectorial de forma continua en el espacio a partir del conteo de individuos colectados en el área de estudio. Las técnicas tradicionales de vigilancia de A. aegypti usan los índices aédicos de recipientes, de viviendas y de Breteau para determinar el grado de infestación, dispersión y densidad del mosquito en una zona y tiempo determinados. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron diseñar e implementar una metodología de vigilancia que localice los focos de infestación de A. aegypti con el empleo de larvitrampas y técnicas de interpolación espacial, las cuales permiten estimar la abundancia vectorial de forma continua en el espacio a partir del conteo de individuos colectados en el área de estudio
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