Surveillance of mosquitoes vectors in Ajumoni Estate Ogun State, Nigeria
2010; Scholars Research Library; Volume: 1; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0976-1233
AutoresAjayi, Adeleke M.A, Idowu E.T, Taiwo Samson Awolola,
Tópico(s)Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
ResumoThe study was carried out in Ajumoni Estate, a peri urban area Ogun state, Nigeria to provide baseline information on the mosquito vectors respon sible for the diseases transmission in the area. The mosquitoes were collected indoor using me chanical aspirator from ten randomly selected houses (5 netted and five un-netted) betwe en March and August 2004. The mosquitoes were identified morphologically using standard keys . A total of 1308 mosquitoes comprising Anopheline (18.85%), Culex (62.7%) and Aedes (18.5% ). The abundance of Culex species was significantly higher (p 0.05). The mosquito abundance was hi gher in un-netted flies as compared with the netted flies but the difference in mosquito pop ulation in both types of sampled houses was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The study there fore showed the need for constant surveillance on transmission indices of the mosquitoes so as to reduce the risk of the residents to mosquito borne diseases including malaria.
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