An appraisal of post flood dengue vector Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidee) surveillance in a coastal district of Kerala, India

Authors

  • R. Rajendran
  • S.R. Karmakar
  • Vinay Garg
  • Rajlakshmi Viswanathan
  • Kamran Zaman
  • S.B. Anusree
  • K. Regu

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https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v46i1.583

Abstract

Alappuzha coastal district was worst affected by floods due to the heavy rainfall in August 2018. Aedes albopictus survey carried out in the post flood/ disaster areas covering 1,140 households revealed maximum larval positivity in plastic/leather followed by metal and earthen containers. The House index ranged from 1.75 to 12.28 per cent whereas the container index ranged from 1.73 to 20.51 per cent. Breteau index ranged from 3.5 to14.3. As dengue is endemic in the district, there exists a potential outbreak of the vector borne disease.

Author Biographies

R. Rajendran

National Centre for Disease Control, Kozhicode 673003, Kerala, India

S.R. Karmakar

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata

Vinay Garg

National Centre for Disease Control, 22-Sham NathMarg, Delhi-110054

Rajlakshmi Viswanathan

National Institute of Virology (ICMR), Pune

Kamran Zaman

ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Gorakhpur

S.B. Anusree

National Centre for Disease Control, Kozhicode 673003, Kerala

K. Regu

National Centre for Disease Control, Kozhicode 673003, Kerala

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Rajendran, R., Karmakar, S., Garg, V., Viswanathan, R., Zaman, K., Anusree, S., & Regu, K. (2021). An appraisal of post flood dengue vector Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidee) surveillance in a coastal district of Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 46(1), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v46i1.583

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