Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in different eco zones of Thiruvananthapuram city with special reference to dengue viremia in humans

ENTOMON ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-230
Author(s):  
S. Sunil Kumar ◽  
D.A. Evans ◽  
K. Muthulakshmi ◽  
T. DilipKumar ◽  
R. Heera Pillai ◽  
...  

Mosquito index study of three ecologically different ecozones of the Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala showed sharp difference on the proportionate distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Human dengue viremia (HDV) was very high in those ecozones where A.aegypti density was high and HDV was low where A.albopictus was high. In a coastal zone of Thiruvananthapuram city, A. aegypti was the most abundant vector and in a hilly, arid suburban zone, A.albopictus was the abundant vector. In the urban zone both species of mosquitoes showed equal distribution. Study on the circulating serotypes in the serum of HDV by Single step single tube Multiplex PCR showed all the four serotypes viz DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4 in patients of Thiruvananthapuram city, which indicated the possibility of Dengue Shock Syndrome, unless there is efficient vector management. Among the four dengue serotypes, Type 1 was the most abundant virus. Abundance of microhabitats in Thiruvananthapuram city, which support A. aegypti may be the reason for high prevalence of dengue fever in the urban zone.

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-12
Author(s):  
Elinora Naikteas Bano

Dengue adalah salah satu penyakit infeksi yang ditularkan ke manusia oleh gigitan nyamuk Aedes aegypti atau Aedes albopictus. Infeksi virus dengue berupa demam dengue, demam berdarah dengue dan Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Virus dengue mempunyai empat jenis serotipe yaitu: DEN_1, DEN_2, DEN_3, DEN_4. Pada model, akan dipelajari dinamika penyebaran penyakit demam berdarah dengue tipe SEIR. Dari model kemudian akan ditentukan titik tetap, selanjutnya dianalisis kestabilan dari masing-masing titik tetap dengan mempertimbangkan bilangan reproduksi dasar (R_0 ).Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwauntuk titik tetap tanpa penyakit kondisi akan stabil ketika R_0<1, sedangkan titik tetap endemik akan stabil untuk kondisi ketika R_0>1.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
E. N. BANO ◽  
P. SIANTURI ◽  
J. JAHARUDDIN

Dengue adalah salah satu penyakit infeksi yang ditularkan ke manusia oleh gigitan nyamuk Aedes aegypti atau Aedes albopictus. Infeksi virus dengue berupa demam dengue, demam berdarah dengue dan Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Virus dengue mempunyai empat jenis serotipe yaitu: DEN_1, DEN_2, DEN_3, DEN_4. Pada model, akan dipelajari dinamika penyebaran penyakit demam berdarah dengue yang terjadi akibat adanya infeksi ganda yang disebut infeksi I dan infeksi II. Dari model kemudian akan ditentukan titik tetap. Selanjutnya dianalisis kestabilan dari masing-masing titik tetap dengan mempertimbangkan bilangan reproduksi dasar (ℛ0). Untuk menunjukkan perilaku populasi yang muncul dalam proses infeksi I dan infeksi II pada kondisi ℛ0&lt;1 dan ℛ0&gt;1, maka dilakukan simulasi. Selain itu, simulasi juga dilakukan untuk melihat pengaruh laju kematian nyamuk dan vaksinasi terhadap penyebaran penyakit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dengan meningkatnya laju kematian nyamuk, populasi manusia dan nyamuk pada kelas rentan semakin meningkat dan populasi manusia dan nyamuk pada kelas lainya semakin menurun. Sementara untuk vaksinasi, semakin meningkatnya efektivitas vaksin, manusia pada kelas rentan sudah semakin berkurang sehingga menyebabkan manusia pada kelas terpapar dan terinfeksi semakin berkurang. Hal ini disebabkan karena sudah banyak manusia yang sembuh


2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Aldridge ◽  
Frances V. Golden ◽  
Seth C. Britch ◽  
Jessika Blersch ◽  
Kenneth J. Linthicum

ABSTRACT Preemptive treatment of dry habitats with an ultra-low volume (ULV) residual larvicide may be effective in an integrated vector management program to control populations of container-inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes, key vectors of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses. We exposed dry, artificial containers placed in exposed and protected locations to Natular 2EC (spinosad) larvicide applied with a truck-mounted ULV sprayer in a simulated urban setting in North Florida, and later introduced water and Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus larvae to conduct bioassays. Up to 50% mortality was observed in bioassays, indicating further analysis of spinosad as a residual treatment application.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Amos Watentena ◽  
Ikem Chris Okoye ◽  
Ikechukwu Eugene Onah ◽  
Onwude Cosmas Ogbonnaya ◽  
Emmanuel Ogudu

Mosquitoes of Aedes species are vectors of several arboviral diseases which continue to be a major public health problem in Nigeria. This study among other things, morphologically identified Aedes mosquitoes collected from Nsukka LGA and used an allele specific PCR amplification for discrimination of dengue vectors. Larval sampling, BG-sentinel traps and modified human landing catches were used for mosquito sampling in two selected autonomous communities of Nsukka LGA (Nsukka and Obimo). A total of 124 Aedes mosquitoes consisting of five (5) different species were collected from April to June, 2019 in a cross-sectional study that covered 126 households, under 76 distinct geographical coordinates. Larvae was mainly collected from plastic containers 73% (n=224), metallic containers 14% (n=43), earthen pots 9% (n=29) and used car tyres 3% (n=9), reared to adult stage 69.35% (n=86), and all mosquitoes were identified using standard morphological keys. Five (5) Aedes mosquito species were captured; Aedes aegypti 83(66.94%), Aedes albopictus 33(26.61%), Aedes simpsoni (4.48%), Aedes luteocephalus (≤1%) and Aedes vittatus (≤1%). Nsukka autonomous community had higher species diversity than Obimo. Allele specific amplification confirmed dengue vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species on a 2% agarose gel. Since the most recent re-emergence of arboviral diseases is closely associated with Aedes species, findings of this study, therefore, give further evidence about the presence of potential arboviral vectors in Nigeria and describe the role of a simple PCR in discriminating some. Further entomological studies should integrate PCR assays in mosquito vector surveillance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
André Emanuel Dantas Mercês ◽  
Angela de Souza Cajuhi ◽  
Lorena Conceição Souza dos Santos ◽  
Rudval Souza da Silva ◽  
Cleuma Sueli Santos Suto ◽  
...  

O Zika vírus é um arbovírus transmitido pela picada dos mosquitos Aedes aegypti e Aedes albopictus infectados e apresentam como principais manifestações clínicas: febre aguda, exantema, prurido e conjuntivite. Em 2015 causou uma epidemia no Brasil, desencadeando casos de microcefalia em bebês cujas gestantes tiveram a febre da Zika. O Nordeste notificou o maior número de casos. Objetivou-se identificar, a partir de uma revisão integrativa, a relação entre a febre da Zika e a microcefalia. Trata-se de revisão integrativa, realizada a partir de buscas desenvolvidas nas bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e da Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) com publicações dos anos de 2015 e 2016, idiomas português e inglês. Foram encontradas 191 publicações, as quais passaram por um processo de leitura e análise quanto ao atendimento do objetivo e aplicação dos critérios de inclusão. Restaram oito publicações que integraram o corpus desta revisão. Os resultados apontam para uma relação de causa e efeito entre o contato das gestantes com o Zika vírus e o desenvolvimento de microcefalia em seus bebês. Necessita-se de maiores evidências que demonstrem os reais fatores envolvidos nesse processo, como os genéticos, ambientais e até mesmo interferência de outras infecções. Palavras-chave: Zika vírus. Microcefalia. Aplicações da epidemiologia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Song-Quan Ong ◽  
Hamdan Ahmad ◽  
Gomesh Nair ◽  
Pradeep Isawasan ◽  
Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid

AbstractClassification of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) by humans remains challenging. We proposed a highly accessible method to develop a deep learning (DL) model and implement the model for mosquito image classification by using hardware that could regulate the development process. In particular, we constructed a dataset with 4120 images of Aedes mosquitoes that were older than 12 days old and had common morphological features that disappeared, and we illustrated how to set up supervised deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) with hyperparameter adjustment. The model application was first conducted by deploying the model externally in real time on three different generations of mosquitoes, and the accuracy was compared with human expert performance. Our results showed that both the learning rate and epochs significantly affected the accuracy, and the best-performing hyperparameters achieved an accuracy of more than 98% at classifying mosquitoes, which showed no significant difference from human-level performance. We demonstrated the feasibility of the method to construct a model with the DCNN when deployed externally on mosquitoes in real time.


Acta Tropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 105885
Author(s):  
Janinna Faraone ◽  
Sylvia Fischer ◽  
Carla Agustina Aponte ◽  
Eduardo Etchepare ◽  
Ornela Sofia Stechina ◽  
...  

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