The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México

Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. In México, construction of large tracts of “fraccionamientos” high density housing to accommodate population growth and urbanization has...

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Main Authors: Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4054501
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author Maria A. Loroño-Pino
Ana Uitz-Mena
Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís
Rocío J. Zapata-Gil
Dora M. Camas-Tec
Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar
Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo
Luis F. Flores-Flores
María C. Puc-Tinal
Clara Caamal-Jiménez
Guadalupe Reyes-Solís
Julián E. García-Rejón
Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez
Lars Eisen
Thomas J. Keefe
William C. Black IV
Barry J. Beaty
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Ana Uitz-Mena
Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís
Rocío J. Zapata-Gil
Dora M. Camas-Tec
Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar
Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo
Luis F. Flores-Flores
María C. Puc-Tinal
Clara Caamal-Jiménez
Guadalupe Reyes-Solís
Julián E. García-Rejón
Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez
Lars Eisen
Thomas J. Keefe
William C. Black IV
Barry J. Beaty
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description Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. In México, construction of large tracts of “fraccionamientos” high density housing to accommodate population growth and urbanization has provided fertile ground for Ae. aegypti-transmitted viruses. We investigated the utility of pyrethroid-treated window curtains to reduce both the abundance of Ae. aegypti and to prevent dengue virus (DENV) transmission in fraccionamiento housing. Windows and doors of fraccionamiento homes in urban/suburban areas, where Ae. aegypti pyrethroid resistance associated with the Ile1016 knock down resistance (kdr) mutation in the voltage gated sodium channel gene was high, and in rural areas, where kdr resistance was low, were fitted with either insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs) or non-treated curtains (NTCs). The homes were monitored for mosquito abundance and DENV infection. ITCs reduced the indoor abundance of Ae. aegypti and the number of DENV-infected mosquitoes in homes in rural but not in urban/suburban study sites. The presence of non-treated screens also was associated with reduced numbers of mosquitoes in homes. “Super-infested” homes, yielding more than 50 mosquitoes, including DENV-infected mosquitoes, provide a significant public health risk to occupants, visitors, and people in neighboring homes.
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spelling doaj-art-1921d87c4d544a0caa2c245cc2f8e7292025-02-03T01:22:05ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942018-01-01201810.1155/2018/40545014054501The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in MéxicoMaria A. Loroño-Pino0Ana Uitz-Mena1Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís2Rocío J. Zapata-Gil3Dora M. Camas-Tec4Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar5Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo6Luis F. Flores-Flores7María C. Puc-Tinal8Clara Caamal-Jiménez9Guadalupe Reyes-Solís10Julián E. García-Rejón11Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez12Lars Eisen13Thomas J. Keefe14William C. Black IV15Barry J. Beaty16Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoCentro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 97000 Mérida, YUC, MexicoArthropod-Borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USAArthropod-Borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USADepartment of Environmental Health and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USAArthropod-Borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USAArthropod-Borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USADengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. In México, construction of large tracts of “fraccionamientos” high density housing to accommodate population growth and urbanization has provided fertile ground for Ae. aegypti-transmitted viruses. We investigated the utility of pyrethroid-treated window curtains to reduce both the abundance of Ae. aegypti and to prevent dengue virus (DENV) transmission in fraccionamiento housing. Windows and doors of fraccionamiento homes in urban/suburban areas, where Ae. aegypti pyrethroid resistance associated with the Ile1016 knock down resistance (kdr) mutation in the voltage gated sodium channel gene was high, and in rural areas, where kdr resistance was low, were fitted with either insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs) or non-treated curtains (NTCs). The homes were monitored for mosquito abundance and DENV infection. ITCs reduced the indoor abundance of Ae. aegypti and the number of DENV-infected mosquitoes in homes in rural but not in urban/suburban study sites. The presence of non-treated screens also was associated with reduced numbers of mosquitoes in homes. “Super-infested” homes, yielding more than 50 mosquitoes, including DENV-infected mosquitoes, provide a significant public health risk to occupants, visitors, and people in neighboring homes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4054501
spellingShingle Maria A. Loroño-Pino
Ana Uitz-Mena
Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís
Rocío J. Zapata-Gil
Dora M. Camas-Tec
Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar
Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo
Luis F. Flores-Flores
María C. Puc-Tinal
Clara Caamal-Jiménez
Guadalupe Reyes-Solís
Julián E. García-Rejón
Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez
Lars Eisen
Thomas J. Keefe
William C. Black IV
Barry J. Beaty
The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
Journal of Tropical Medicine
title The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
title_full The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
title_fullStr The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
title_short The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México
title_sort use of insecticide treated curtains for control of aedes aegypti and dengue virus transmission in fraccionamiento style houses in mexico
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4054501
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