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    Occurrence of a dengue epidemic in Minipe valley of the Kandy district: evidence for Aedes albopictus being an epidemic vector of dengue in Sri Lanka
    (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011) Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.D.
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    Most productive and prevalent breeding habitats of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus (pupae) in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts of Sri Lanka
    (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007) Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.
    Breeding habitats of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts were studied from April 2006 to April 2007. Surveys of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus immatures were carried out in 101 localities in the Divisional Director of Health Services (DDHS) areas of Akurana, Doluwa, Gampola, Gangawatakorale, Hanguranketha, Kundasale, Medadumbara, Nawalapitiya, Pathadumbara, Pathahewaheta, Poojapitiya, Tumpane, Udunuwara, Werallagama, Yatinuwara and in the Kandy Municipal Council area. During each survey, all potential indoor and outdoor breeding habitats of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were examined. Aedes larvae and pupae, 10 of each, were randomly collected from each mosquito immature positive habitat by dipping, pipetting or straining (if a particular habitat had < 10 larvae/ pupae, all larvae/ pupae were collected). Larvae and emerged adults from pupae were identified using larval and adult identification guides. Twenty two (22) types of container habitats were positive for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus larvae. Of these 14, were positive for Ae. aegypti and or Ae. albopictus pupae. Pupal container index (percentage of containers positive for Ae. aegypti and / or Ae. albopictus pupae) of different types of container habitats were: metal ware (11.59%), unprotected plastic tanks (8.33%), roof gutters (7.14%), tyres (5.69%), polythene bags/sheets (3.85%), ornamental ponds (2.97%), coconut shells (2.67%), refrigerator trays (1.87%), water storage barrels (1.73%), clay pots (1.48%), water storage cement tanks (1.41%), tins (0.75%), leaf axils (0.72%) and discarded plastic containers (0.60%). However, water storage cement tanks (35.09%), water storage barrels (18.45%), discarded plastic containers (15.43%), refrigerator trays (7.13%), clay pots (5.40%) and tyres (4.91%) constituted the majority (86.41%) of potential breeding sites of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Management of mostly prevalent and pupae positive containers would reduce the adult Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus density and consequently the dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever incidence in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts.