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Abstract

A survey on the breeding sites of Aedes species mosquito in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, was conducted for the development of an integrated community-based dengue control program. The study included the identification of Aedes species breeding sites and an interview of households on their practices towards dengue prevention. Villages of six Barangays (lowest level of formal local administration) with the highest and lowest dengue incidences based on 2013 to August 2014 record of City Health Office were sampled for the study. Barangays with the highest dengue incidences include Banilad, Canduman and Subangdako, while the three remaining Barangays with the lowest number of dengue incidences include Casili, Tingub and Opao. Twenty households were purposively chosen per Barangay. A total of 219 breeding sites were identified and infested with mosquito larvae. Of the 219 breeding sites surveyed, 110 were infested with mosquito larvae comprising Ae. aegypti (92.86%) and Ae. albopictus (7.14%) in Barangays with high dengue incidences. One hundred nine breeding sites from Barangays located in areas with lowest dengue incidences were infested with Ae. aegypti (81.82%) and Ae. albopictus (18.18%). Of the 219 breeding sites surveyed, barrels/drums had the highest infestation rate of larvae amounting to 43.64% and 61.47% in both Barangays with high and low dengue incidences. In sun-exposed containers (outdoor), 87.27% were identified in Barangays with high dengue incidences and 91.74% from low dengue incidences areas. The presence of higher number of mosquito breeding sites that were infested with larvae was not correlated to the dengue incidences in both areas.

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