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Belize Vector and Ecology Center monthly activity report January 2018
[Belmopan]; Belize. Belize Vector & Ecology Center; Jan. 2018. 33 p. tab, maps, ilus, graf.
Não convencional em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: biblio-906952
Biblioteca responsável: TT5
ABSTRACT
The Belize Vector and Ecology Center has embarked on vector surveillance initiatives that will allow us to determine changes in distribution and density of vectors and obtain information about population changes. In turn this will allows us to monitor and evaluate adequate control methods. In this report, we have outlined the various activities that we have been conducting for the month of January. The Household Container Mapping is being conducted by teams consisting of BVEC employees and Vector Control representatives. So far we have mapped approximately 17.73% of the total structures in Orange Walk Town. Mapping data was updated for the month of January based on the amount of structures we did. Ovitrap Surveillance is being done in which 120 oviposition cups are set out to 60 pre-consented homes in Orange Walk Town. The hatch rate has been determined to be about 40 to 60% and there is interesting variation in the number of eggs collected per zone which may also be related to the position of ovicups and climatic conditions. The BG Sentinel Surveillance is being conducted in order to collect live adult Aedes mosquitoes in the field. There are 12 BG Sentinels in the town at 12 pre-consented homes. The traps so far have collected a number of Aedes mosquitoes as well as some from the Culex species and other types of flies. The adult Aedes mosquitoes collected in the traps are then sorted, identified and stored for testing using the Dengue Antigen Kit. Tests conducted so far have turned up negative which is a good sign and will continue testing while working on a pooling strategy depending on the number of adult females collected in the field. Larval Resistance Testing is another key component to the surveillance which will be done in conjunction with the ovitrap surveillance initiative. Currently eggs are being pooled and hatched so that there is enough larvae to meet the standard testing methods. For this month some resistance curves were established for some of the zones as the contamination issues were addressed. BVEC also does Presentations and Training sessions in which we collaborate with schools and other groups to foster community engagement.
Assuntos
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: Doenças Negligenciadas Problema de saúde: Dengue Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Controle de Vetores de Doenças / Vigilância em Desastres / Monitoramento Epidemiológico Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento Limite: Adolescente / Adulto / Idoso / Idoso, 80 anos ou mais / Criança / Criança, pré-escolar / Feminino / Humanos / Lactente / Masculino País/Região como assunto: América Central / Belize / Caribe Inglês Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Não convencional
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: Doenças Negligenciadas Problema de saúde: Dengue Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Controle de Vetores de Doenças / Vigilância em Desastres / Monitoramento Epidemiológico Tipo de estudo: Estudo de rastreamento Limite: Adolescente / Adulto / Idoso / Idoso, 80 anos ou mais / Criança / Criança, pré-escolar / Feminino / Humanos / Lactente / Masculino País/Região como assunto: América Central / Belize / Caribe Inglês Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Não convencional
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