Vu S N, Nguyen T Y, Kay B H, Marten G G, Reid J W
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Oct;59(4):657-60. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.657.
In northern Vietnam, copepods of the genus Mesocyclops were used for biological control of Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue viruses, by inoculation into wells, large cement tanks, ceramic jars, and other domestic containers that served as Ae. aegypti breeding sites. The use of Mesocyclops was complemented by community participation with respect to recycling to eliminate unused and discarded containers that collected rainwater and provided Ae. aegypti breeding sites that could not be treated effectively with Mesocyclops. Aedes aegypti disappeared from 400 houses of the treated village in August 1994 and has not reappeared, a result of particular significance, because there are virtually no other recorded instances of eradicating this mosquito anywhere in the world during the past 25 years, and certainly not with community-based approaches. When used in combination with community recycling, Mesocyclops is an easy and inexpensive method of Ae. aegypti control that should be effective for many communities in Vietnam and elsewhere.
在越南北部，中剑水蚤属的桡足类动物被用于对埃及伊蚊进行生物防治，埃及伊蚊是登革病毒的主要传播媒介，通过将其接种到水井、大型水泥池、陶罐以及其他作为埃及伊蚊繁殖场所的家用容器中来实现。中剑水蚤的使用辅以社区在回收利用方面的参与，以消除收集雨水并为埃及伊蚊提供繁殖场所的未使用和废弃容器，而这些繁殖场所无法用中剑水蚤进行有效处理。1994年8月，埃及伊蚊在接受处理的村庄的400所房屋中消失，且未再次出现，这一结果具有特殊意义，因为在过去25年里，世界上几乎没有其他关于在任何地方根除这种蚊子的记录实例，更不用说基于社区的方法了。当与社区回收利用相结合使用时，中剑水蚤是一种简单且廉价的控制埃及伊蚊的方法，对越南及其他地方的许多社区应该是有效的。
