Journal of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology ›› 2024, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 204-207.doi: 10.20199/j.issn.1672-2302.2024.04.003

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Analysis on the surveillance results of dengue vector Aedes in Chongqing area from 2019 to 2023

XIAO Hansen(), TU Taotian, WANG Zheng, ZHANG Ying, WEI Jing, JI Hengqing()   

  1. Department of Disinfection and Vector Control, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory for High Pathogenic Microbes; Key Discipline of Public Health in Chongqing; Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Public Health Research, Chongqing 400700, China
  • Received:2024-06-29 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-08-30
  • Contact: JI Hengqing, E-mail: 184508175@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the density and seasonal fluctuation of Aedes mosquitoes, vectors of dengue fever, in Chongqing area for scientific basis to formulate corresponding prevention and control strategies for dengue fever. Methods The results of Aedes vector surveillance were collected from 39 districts (counties) in Chongqing area from 2019 to 2023. The surveillance was monthly conducted every year from April to November. The adult and juvenile Aedes vector mosquitoes were monitored in different habitats across the city by double-layer tent method and Breitau index method, respectively. The data of dengue fever cases reported in Chongqing area in the corresponding periods were collected through China Disease Prevention and Control Information System and analyzed. Results From 2019 to 2023, the average net lure index of adult mosquitoes was 1.63 mosquitoes / (net·h), and the net lure index were 2.23, 1.82 and 0.83 mosquitoes / (net·h), respectively, for residential areas, old tire dump/scrap station/construction sites and park/bamboo forests. The average Braito index of mosquito larvae was 5.25, and the average annual Braito index were 66.77 and 20.64, respectively for waste dumps and hospitals. The annually Braito index were relatively lower in residential areas (4.38), parks (4.12) and construction sites (2.46). From 2019 to 2023, a total of 1 539 cases of dengue fever were reported in Chongqing area, including 269 imported cases and 1 270 local infections. Cases were mainly reported in 2019 (168 imported cases and 1 243 local cases) and 2023 (95 imported cases and 27 local cases). All local infections were concentrated between August and November. The number of imported cases was correlated with the number of local infections (r=0.857, P<0.05). Conclusion The surveillance and control of Aedes vector in residential areas, hospitals, waste dumps and other habitats should be intensified in Summer and Autumn to control the mosquito vector density within the transmission risk threshold. Meanwhile, the possibility of local cases or even spot clusters caused by imported cases should be prevented.

Key words: Dengue fever, Transmission vector, Aedes, Monitoring, Chongqing City

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