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Breteau Index threshold levels indicating risk for dengue transmission in areas with low Aedes infestation

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We used Breteau Indices to - retrospectively - predict dengue transmission. The presence of one house block (on average about 50 houses) with a Breteau Index >= 4 in a neighbourhood (a block plus the surrounding blocks in a radius of 100 m) predicted transmission at the latter level with 81.8% sensitivity and 73.3% specificity during the first month of the Havana 2001 dengue outbreak. This result corroborates the external validity of this threshold, at least in situations with low infestations levels.
Journal: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
ISSN: 1360-2276
Issue: 2
Volume: 15
Pages: 173 - 175
Publication year:2010
Keywords:Aedes aegypti control, larval indices, dengue, transmission risk, surveillance, Cuba
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BOF-publication weight:1
CSS-citation score:2
Authors:International
Authors from:Government, Higher Education, Private
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