GIS-Enhanced Survey of Potential and Artificial Oviposition Containers Distributed Across Communities in Trinidad, West Indies

Overview

Journal Insects

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 Oct 25

PMID 39452355

Authors

Limb K Hapairai

Roshan Seeramsingh

Lester D James

Rachel S Feng

Naresh Nandram

Azad Mohammed

Molly Duman-Scheel

David W Severson

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Abstract

Dengue and other arboviruses remain a global threat, and enhanced efforts to control the mosquitoes that transmit them are urgently needed. A survey of potential manmade (L.) and (Skuse) oviposition containers was performed in four communities near the end of the typical dry season in 2018 in Trinidad, West Indies. The purpose was to conduct individual premise surveys and use GIS mapping to visualize premises within communities that had -positive containers, as this information could be used for the prioritization of mosquito control efforts in potential high risk areas as the wet season progressed. Accessible premises were surveyed following standard inspection protocols used by the Insect Vector Control Division (IVCD), Ministry of Health (MOH). The results indicated that two of the four locations would be at high risk for arbovirus transmission going into the wet season. The GIS mapping of premises with -positive containers facilitated the identification of potential hot spots for arbovirus transmission risk within communities that should be prioritized for enhanced monitoring and vector control efforts, emphasizing the need to increase community participation in standard surveys by IVCD.

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