Breeding Sites of Aedes aegypti: Potential Dengue Vectors in Dire Dawa, East Ethiopia

Table 1

Mosquito larval breeding containers and their characteristics in Dire Dawa.

Type of container	Number of containers inspected	Number of positive containers	Location		Sun exposure			Lid status			Water type			Water status
			Outside	Inside	Low	Partial	High	Unlidded	Partial	Lidded	Rain	Tap	Mix	Clean	Polluted
Tire	276	135	276	—	78	56	142	231	35	10	259	15	2	263	13
Barrel	78	65	73	5	29	34	15	33	39	6	57	14	7	56	22
Plastic drum	116	98	103	13	35	68	13	31	79	6	87	11	18	109	7
Jerrican	143	77	121	22	39	83	21	37	44	62	52	69	22	129	14
Mud pot	8	5	6	2	5	2	1	1	4	3	6	—	2	7	1
Flower pot	28	2	28	—	12	9	7	28	—	—	12	—	16	22	6
Discarded sink	33	5	33	—	9	24	—	33	—	—	33	—	—	27	6
Buckets	35	11	29	6	13	16	6	29	—	6	15	4	16	31	4
Plastic bowl	19	2	15	4	10	9	—	19	—	—	10	—	9	14	5
Dustbin	8	2	8	—	6	1	1	8	—	—	8	—	—	3	5
Polythene sheet	5	2	5	—	4	1	—	5	—	—	5	—	—	2	3
Discarded excavator	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Total	750	405	698	52	241	303	206	456	201	93	545	113	92	663	87