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. 2014 Oct 30;8(10):e3269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003269

Table 6. Results from the entomological survey conducted in Léogane, Haiti, December 5–13, 2012.

Indicator NGO residences NGO work sites and offices Individual* Haitian employee residences Total Combined
Premise Index 69% 56% 59% 61%
Premises visited 35 36 29 100
Premises positive for larvae/pupae 24 20 17 61
Container Index 33% 27% 16% 26%
Containers surveyed 830 1,202 632 2,664
No. of containers holding water 230 338 188 756
No. of containers with larvae/pupae 77 91 30 198
Breteau Index 220 253 103 198

*Entomologic surveys conducted at all NGO worksites and NGO residences included surveys of adjacent buildings. Adjacent buildings were not surveyed for Haitian employee residences.

Premise index = the percentage of premises infested with immature mosquitoes.

Container index = the percentage of water-holding containers with immature mosquitoes.

Breteau index = the number of containers with immature mosquitoes per 100 premises.