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Assessment of Dengue Risk by means of Larval Indices and Insecticide Susceptibility in two Localities of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Dharshini, S.
dc.contributor.author Vinobaba, M.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-11T04:41:04Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-11T04:41:04Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.citation Dharshini, S. and Vinobaba, M., 2012. Assessment of Dengue Risk by means of Larval Indices and Insecticide Susceptibility in two Localities of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2012, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, pp 41. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8171
dc.description.abstract Dengue is the most important vector borne disease in Sri Lanka and globally due to its increasing incidence over the years. Climate changes coupled with rapid urban development result in increasing the breeding and survival of Aedes mosquitoes, the vector for dengue, hence the success of dengue virus transmission. This study aims to identify the relationship between Aedeslaval indices (House Index [HI], Container Index [CI] and Breteau Index [BI]) and dengue risk, and study the insecticide susceptibility to strengthen future mosquito control strategies in the Batticaloa district. The two locations selected for collection of Aedes larvae were Batticaloa and Oddamavadi, in Batticaloa District. Larval collections were made fortnightly using conventional ovitraps for nine months covering the dry and wet seasons. 15 Ovitraps were placed in randomly selected houses on each locality based on the data obtained from Anti Malaria Campaign where dengue cases were available. WHO kit with insecticide impregnated papers with the following concentration recommended by WHO were used for the susceptibility test (Malathion – 0.8%, DDT – 4% and Permathrin – 0.25%). This study demonstrates that all larval indices HI, CI and BI were higher than WHO standard. This indicated a high risk of DF/DHF transmission in both localities. Present investigations revealed that, Ae.aegypti and Ae.albopictus from all study sites were completely resistant to 4% DDT, moderate to high level resistance to 0.8% Malathion but were susceptible to 0.25% Permathrin. This study suggests that regular and continuous monitoring of resistance should be conducted in all dengueendemic sites, to confirm the continued efficacy of insecticides, and to help choose the most effective insecticides for dengue control. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.title Assessment of Dengue Risk by means of Larval Indices and Insecticide Susceptibility in two Localities of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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