| Author | Paploski, Igor Adolfo Dexheimer | |
| Author | Rodrigues, Moreno S | |
| Author | Mugabe, Vánio André | |
| Author | Kikuti, Mariana | |
| Author | Tavares, Aline S | |
| Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos | |
| Author | Kitron, Uriel | |
| Author | Ribeiro, Guilherme de Sousa | |
| Access date | 2016-07-29T17:35:25Z | |
| Available date | 2016-07-29T17:35:25Z | |
| Document date | 2016 | |
| Citation | PAPLOSKI, I. A. D. et al. Storm drains as larval development and adult resting sites for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Salvador, Brazil. Parasites & Vectors, v. 9, p. 419, 2016. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1756-3305 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/15153 | |
| Sponsorship | National Council for Scientific and Technological Development | pt_BR |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | BioMed Central | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Title | Storm drains as larval development and adult resting sites for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Salvador, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-016-1705-0 | |
| Abstract | Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHIKV), Zika (ZIKV), as well as yellow fever (YFV) viruses are transmitted to humans by Aedes spp. females. In Salvador, the largest urban center in north-eastern Brazil, the four DENV types have been circulating, and more recently, CHIKV and ZIKV have also become common. We studied the role of storm drains as Aedes larval development and adult resting sites in four neighbourhoods of Salvador, representing different socioeconomic, infrastructure and topographic conditions. Results: A sample of 122 storm drains in the four study sites were surveyed twice during a 4-month period in
2015; in 49.0 % of the visits, the storm drains contained water. Adults and immatures of Aedes aegypti were
captured in two of the four sites, and adults and immatures of Aedes albopictus were captured in one of these
two sites. A total of 468 specimens were collected: 148 Ae. aegypti (38 adults and 110 immatures), 79 Ae. albopictus
(48 adults and 31 immatures), and 241 non-Aedes (mainly Culex spp.) mosquitoes (42 adults and 199 immatures).
The presence of adults or immatures of Ae. aegypti in storm drains was independently associated with the presence
of non-Aedes mosquitoes and with rainfall of 50 mm during the preceding week.
Conclusions: We found that in Salvador, one of the epicentres of the 2015 ZIKV outbreak, storm drains often
accumulate water and serve as larval development sites and adult resting areas for both Ae. aegypti and Ae.
albopictus. Vector control campaigns usually overlook storm drains, as most of the effort to prevent Ae. agypti
reproduction is directed towards containers in the domicile environment. While further studies are needed to
determine the added contribution of storm drains for the maintenance of Aedes spp. populations, we advocate
that vector control programs incorporate actions directed at storm drains, including regular inspections and use
of larvicides, and that human and capital resources are mobilized to modify storm drains, so that they do not
serves as larval development sites for Aedes (and other) mosquitoes. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Pedagógica de Quelimane. Quelimane, ZB, Mozambique | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Emory University. Atlanta, GE, USA. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Epidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Entomology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Arboviruses | pt_BR |
| Subject | Insect vectors | pt_BR |
| Subject | Disease vectors | pt_BR |
