Table 1.
General characteristics of study communities along an elevation and climate gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México
| State and community | Population estimate* | No. of examined clusters/individual premises | Mean elevation of premises (m) | Maximum/minimum temperature (°C)† | Mean annual rainfall (mm)† | Time period for surveys of mosquito immatures in 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | January | ||||||
| Veracruz State | |||||||
| Veracruz City | 428,000 | 3/54 | 11 | 31.3/23.5 | 25.2/18.0 | 1,274 | July 11–13 |
| Córdoba | 141,000 | 3/51 | 853 | 29.2/18.5 | 24.6/13.3 | 2,082 | July 18 and 19 |
| Coatepec | 53,000 | 3/48 | 1,198 | 27.8/14.3 | 21.7/8.9 | 894 | August 31 and September 1 |
| Orizaba | 121,000 | 4/51 | 1,227 | 25.9/14.2 | 21.5/9.5 | 923 | July 25–27 |
| Rio Blanco | 40,000 | 3/54 | 1,251 | ND‡ | ND‡ | ND‡ | August 2 and 3 |
| Ciudad Mendoza | 35,000 | 4/48 | 1,334 | ND‡ | ND‡ | ND‡ | August 3–8 |
| Xalapa | 425,000 | 4/51 | 1,416 | 25.5/15.2 | 20.8/10.3 | 731 | August 23 and 24 |
| Acultzingo | 7,040 | 4/50 | 1,693 | 24.8/12.4 | 20.6/7.1 | 581 | August 11–16 |
| Maltrata | 11,840 | 3/51 | 1,713 | 22.5/11.1 | 21.5/6.6 | 606 | August 8 and 9 |
| Perote | 38,000 | 4/51 | 2,417 | 21.6/5.3 | 19.2/0.4 | 476 | August 29 and 30 |
| Puebla State | |||||||
| Puebla City | 1,434,000 | 4/48 | 2,133 | 23.0/8.5 | 19.7/1.7 | 860 | August 17 and 18 |
| Atlixco | 87,000 | 4/50 | 1,825 | 25.9/12.4 | 24.2/7.7 | 530 | August 19 and 20 |
*
Based on data for 2010 obtained from México's Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.
†
Based on data obtained from México's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional for 1975–2005 (except 1957–1987 for Córdoba, 1961–1979 for Acultzingo, and 1970–2000 for Maltrata).
‡
No long-term data available.