Thae’ Zar Chi Bo1, Win Myint Oo2*, Htet Htet3, Myo Nandar Htwe4
University of Medicine Yangon, Myanmar; Faculty of Medicine,
SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia
thaezarchibo@gmail.com drwinuch@gmail.com2, hhnoel@gmail.com
myonandarhtwe@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author –Win Myint Oo
Date Received: December 22, 2015; Date Revised: February 19, 2016
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 4 No.1,1-5
February 2016
P-ISSN 2350-7756
E-ISSN 2350-8442
Aedes larval indices and the occurrence of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in urban community of Thanlyin Township 545 KB 1 downloads
Thae’ Zar Chi Bo1, Win Myint Oo2*, Htet Htet3, Myo Nandar Htwe4 University of Medicine ...
A cross-sectional study was conducted in urban community of Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region during 2014 to determine Aedes larval indices and the occurrence of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) within past one year. A total of 327 households and 1491 members were included in the study. Aedes larval indices detected in this study were 25.7% for house index, 15.5% for container index and 48.0% for Breteau index. The occurrence of DHF among households and family members were 2.1% (95% CI: 0.9%, 4.4%) and 0.6% (95% CI: 0.3%, 1.1%), respectively. The occurrence was highest among 5 to 14 years age-group. No case was reported among persons with equal or more than 60 years of age. Mortality and case fatality rates were 0% during study period. Larval positivity among households was significantly related to sufficiency of family income and number of water container they have. Surveillance and control procedures for both DHF and vector should be intensified in urban area. Awareness and participation of the community in prevention and control of DHF should also be raised. Socioeconomic status as well as proper water supply and storage should be improved in urban area.
Keywords –Aedes larval indices, DHF, Urban community, Yangon