Reduced Incidence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Communities with Ongoing Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Trap Intervention Studies - Salinas and Guayama, Puerto Rico, November 2015-February 2016

Lower incidence of chikungunya virus infection in the intervention compared with nonintervention communities occurred in the context of tenfold lower mosquito densities in the intervention areas with AGO traps. These preliminary findings suggest AGO traps might reduce virus transmission by reducing...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016, Vol.65 (18), p.479
Main Authors: Lorenzi, Olga D, Major, Chelsea, Acevedo, Veronica, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Rivera, Aidsa, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Munoz-Jordan, Jorge, Waterman, Stephen, Barrera, Roberto, Sharp, Tyler M
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Chikungunya virus
Confidence intervals
Households
Infections
Medical laboratories
Mosquitoes
Population
Surveillance
Viruses
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Summary:Lower incidence of chikungunya virus infection in the intervention compared with nonintervention communities occurred in the context of tenfold lower mosquito densities in the intervention areas with AGO traps. These preliminary findings suggest AGO traps might reduce virus transmission by reducing mosquito density. Additional data and statistical analyses are ongoing to account for nonresponse, adjust for age of participants and community characteristics, and evaluate associations between behaviors and chikungunya virus incidence. CDC produces AGO traps in limited numbers. To increase the availability of AGO traps for surveillance and for further studies of their use in control of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in other settings and on a larger scale, efforts are under way for private sector companies to mass produce AGO traps of similar quality with comparable adult female Ae. aegypti mosquito capture rates.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X