Use of insecticide-treated house screens to reduce infestations of dengue virus vectors, Mexico

Dengue prevention efforts rely on control of virus vectors. We investigated use of insecticide-treated screens permanently affixed to windows and doors in Mexico and found that the screens significantly reduced infestations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in treated houses. Our findings demonstrate the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2015-02, Vol.21 (2), p.308-311
Hauptverfasser:	Manrique-Saide, Pablo, Che-Mendoza, Azael, Barrera-Perez, Mario, Guillermo-May, Guillermo, Herrera-Bojorquez, Josue, Dzul-Manzanilla, Felipe, Gutierrez-Castro, Cipriano, Lenhart, Audrey, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo, Sommerfeld, Johannes, McCall, Philip J, Kroeger, Axel, Arredondo-Jimenez, Juan I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes aegypti Animals arbovirus Dengue Dengue - prevention & control Dengue - transmission Dengue Virus Dispatch Humans Infection control Insect Vectors - virology Insecticide-Treated Bednets Insecticides Methods Mexico mosquito Mosquito Control - methods Prevention Screen doors Seasons Use of Insecticide-Treated House Screens to Reduce Infestations of Dengue Virus Vectors, Mexico vector viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Dengue prevention efforts rely on control of virus vectors. We investigated use of insecticide-treated screens permanently affixed to windows and doors in Mexico and found that the screens significantly reduced infestations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in treated houses. Our findings demonstrate the value of this method for dengue virus vector control.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2102.140533