Controle de criadouros dos vetores de dengue e da febre amarela urbana na cidade de Goiânia, com participação popular
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1999-08
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Ruy de Souza Lino Junior
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A survey was carried out by the National Health Foundation in the city of Goiania, dueto the need ofmonítoring the ínfestation leveis of Aedes aegypti and/or Aedes albopictus,. Thirty neighborhoods were chosen, and of these, 11 % of the domiciles were surveyed. A. aegypti was present in ali researched areas, whereas A. albopictus was found in only one neighborhood (Balnearío Meia Ponte), what represente d the first report on the presence of thís specíes ín the city of Goiania. The most frequently found habitats were bottles, tin cans and plastic containers (30,4%), tires (21,5%), plant pots (16,1%), engine parts (9,6%), and building materiais (9,1%). The detection of A. aegypti larvae in these habitats reflects the ímportance of focusing prevention campaigns on the proper disposal of urban waste. This study showed that the community plays an important role on limiting the availability of A. aegypti habitats.
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Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Criadouros, Comunidade, Habitats, Community
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SANTOS, Adelair Helena dos; CAMARGO, Marlene de Fátima; SILVA, Elizabeth Araújo e; ABRÃO, Newdvar; ALVES, Rosa de Belem das Neves; ISAC, Eliana. Controle de criadouros dos vetores de dengue e da febre amarela urbana na cidade de Goiânia, com participação popular. Revista de Patologia Tropical, Goiânia, v. 28, n. 2, p. 233-241, jul./dez. 1999. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/17057/10317>.