| seasonal profiles of aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) larval habitats in an urban area of costa rica with a history of mosquito control. | dengue is the most important arboviral disease worldwide and the principal vector-borne disease in costa rica. control of aedes aegypti populations through source reduction is still considered the most effective way of prevention and control, although it has proven ineffective or unsustainable in many areas with a history of mosquito control. in this study, seasonal profiles and productivity of aedes aegypti were analyzed in the city of puntarenas, costa rica, where vector control has been pract ... | 2008 | 18697310 |
| urban mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) of dengue endemic communities in the greater puntarenas area, costa rica. | field studies were conducted to determine the mosquito species richness in the urban area of greater puntarenas in costa rica. two cross-sectional entomological surveys were performed in seven localities of puntarenas: one survey was performed during the wet season and the other during the dry season. the sections evaluated were determined by applying a stratified cluster sampling method using satellite imagery, and a sample of 26 cells (100 x 100m) was selected for the study. the number of cell ... | 2009 | 20073347 |
| insecticide resistance in two aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) strains from costa rica. | dengue (family flaviridae, genus flavivirus, denv) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (dhf) are presently important public health problems in costa rica. the primary strategy for disease control is based on reducing population densities of the main mosquito vector aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae). this is heavily dependent on use of chemical insecticides, thus the development of resistance is a frequent threat to control program effectiveness. the objective of this study was to determine the le ... | 2013 | 23540124 |