Mark-Release-Recapture (MRR) Study to Determine the Dispersal of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Dehradun City, Uttarakhand
Journal Title: Journal of Communicable Diseases - Year 2017, Vol 49, Issue 3
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Knowledge about the movement of adult mosquito vectors in endemic and epidemic areas is valuable for understanding disease transmission dynamics providing a phenomenon of the behaviour, biology, demography, ethology and patterns of disease transmission. Methods: With this respect, the dispersal range of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus had been conducted based on mark-release-recapture method in the campus periphery of Dayanand Anglo Vedic Post Graduate College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, in the month of June 2015. Results: Aedes recaptured from various distances consist of 21.21% within 20 m, 45.45% within 50 m and 72.72% within 80 m distance from the release point. However, mean dispersion distances of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were found to be 31.78 m and 97.36 m respectively. The R2 value was found higher in case of Ae. aegypti (0.6795) than Ae. albopictus (0.3597), indicating that Ae. albopictus dispersed more than Ae. aegypti. Using the non-parametric test, Mann-Whitney test for two independent samples, the results showed there is no significant difference (p ≤0.05) of flight range of the two species (z=−0.7181, p=0.47152 ). Interpretation and Conclusion: Less recapture rate of male than female justified the fact that mosquitoes will be forced to fly greater distances than they normally would if released at a point distance from any of the enumerated ovipositing items. From the present study, it was suggested that adulticiding should be intensified up to 100 m in and around the periphery of the reported dengue incidences for a week. Busy roads or unshaded areas may serve as barriers to movement of Aedes species and thus water holding containers should be targeted for more intensive adulticiding.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. N. Pemola Dev
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP225977
- DOI 10.24321/0019.5138.201720
- Views 132
- Downloads 0
Circulating Serum Levels of Fox P3, GATA-3 and IL-17 A as Potential Biomarkers in Patients with Symptomatic Asthma
Background: The lack of information on the association of certain factors in the pathophysiology of the chronic inflammatory disorder, Asthma limits its early detection and therapy. Keeping these facts in view, an endeav...
Carbapenemase and NDM-1 Production by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Patients belonging to a Rural Community in North India Hospitalized with CommunityAcquired Infections
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, especially New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase type-1-producing strains, exhibit multidrug resistance, thus posing a serious public health threat for treatment of infections caused by G...
Changing Etiology of Urinary Tract Infections and Emergence of Totally Resistant Uropathogens in and around Nanded (Maharashtra) A Seven-Year Study
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain the most common bacterial infections in developing countries. Knowledge of susceptibility pattern of uropathogens in a specific geographical location is an important fac...
Prioritization of Environmental Health Programs in Kashan from the Society’s Perspective in Comparison with the Perspective of Other Involved Groups
Introduction and Objectives: The necessity of responding to the increasing welfare, physical, mental, social, and spiritual demands of people in one hand. Therefore, this study aims to prioritize the environmental health...
The Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Malaria in Thailand from 2006-2015
Background and Objective: Malaria is a vector-borne disease in the tropical zone which the one of major health problem in Thailand. This study is aimed to determine the spatial and patterns of malaria and to identify clu...