Sharma S N, Kumar S, Das B P, Thomas T G, Kumar K, Katyal R, Gill K S, Bora D, Lal S, Saxena V K
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, 22-Shamnath Marg, Delhi-54.
J Commun Dis. 2005 Sep;37(3):173-81.
Entomological surveys were undertaken at some of the international airports/seaports (Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Thiruvanathapuram and Vishakapatnam) to find out the breeding prevalence of dengue vector mosquito in diverse breeding containers from 1998 to 2004. Three vector indices (House index, Container index and Breateu index) were used to assess the breeding potential at each airport/seaport. International Health Regulations urged national governments to keep all the international airports/seaports and peripheral areas up to 400 meters free from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. However, surveys revealed high vector indices at all the airports and seaports. Health authorities of airports/seaports need to take cognizance of these facts and develop action plan for appropriate control measures with emphasis on vector surveillance.
1998年至2004年期间，在一些国际机场/海港（班加罗尔、卡利卡特、金奈、科钦、特里凡得琅和维沙卡帕特南）开展了昆虫学调查，以查明登革热媒介蚊子在各种孳生容器中的孳生流行情况。使用了三个媒介指数（房屋指数、容器指数和布雷图指数）来评估每个机场/海港的孳生潜力。《国际卫生条例》敦促各国政府确保所有国际机场/海港及其周边400米范围内没有埃及伊蚊。然而，调查显示所有机场和海港的媒介指数都很高。机场/海港的卫生当局需要认识到这些事实，并制定行动计划，采取适当的控制措施，重点是媒介监测。
