First dengue virus detection in Aedes albopictus from Delhi, India: its breeding ecology and role in dengue transmission.
Trop Med Int Health
; 16(8): 949-54, 2011 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-21668590
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report dengue virus and its disease transmission in Aedes albopictus in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.METHODS:
Monthly Aedes surveys were carried out in 126 urban localities of Delhi in 2008 and 2009. Pools of all three species of Aedes mosquitoes were tested for Dengue virus (DENV) using an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.RESULTS:
Aedes aegypti was the most prevalent species, breeding throughout the year. Aedes albopictus was found in 9.52% of surveyed localities including the central urban part of Delhi, in March and from August to October. Aedes albopictus and Aedes vittatus are adapting to breed in manmade containers in the urban areas of Delhi in addition to their natural habitats of bamboo bushes and rock pits. Of the 229 pools of Ae. aegypti and 34 pools of Ae. albopictus tested, 10.5% and 11.76% were positive for dengue virus, respectively. No dengue virus infection was recorded in Ae. vittatus.CONCLUSION:
This is the first report of dengue virus in Ae. albopictus from north India. Because DENV was detected in Ae. albopictus, which adapted to manmade containers, both its spread and transmission dynamics should be checked.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aedes
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Dengue
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Vírus da Dengue
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Insetos Vetores
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Int Health
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia