Table 2. Container type infested with larvae and/or pupae of Aedes spp. in dry season (June 2022) in Principe.
Container | N inspected |
N positive |
% positive |
Relative contribution: % of positive containers |
---|---|---|---|---|
Domestic | 65 | 37 | 56.9 | 67.3 |
Water storage | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 61.8 |
Flower pot | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.8 |
Animal drinking bowl | 2 | 2 | 100 | 3.7 |
Peridomestic | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 32.7 |
Used tyres | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 16.4 |
Discarded tanks | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 14.5 |
Miscellaneous | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1.8 |
Natural | 0 | - | - | 0.0 |
Overall | 90 | 55 | 61.1 | 100 (n = 55) |
N inspected, Number of containers with water inspected; N positive, Number of containers found with immature stages of Aedes spp.; % positive, Percentage of each type of containers found with immature stages of Aedes spp.; Relative contribution: Percentage of all positive containers found with immature stages of Aedes spp.