Research Article
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 |
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