Research Article
Surveillance of Aedes aegypti (L.) Mosquitoes in Mumbai International Seaport (India) to Monitor Potential Global Health Risks
Table 1
Entomological indices at operational and residential areas of Mumbai seaport area during December 2010.
| Locality | Premises | Type of containers | Nonresidential operational area (MPT) | | Plastic | Cemented |
Fire extinguisher bucket | Cooler | Earthen pots | Tire | Other | Total | Container index | S | P | PI | S | P | S | P | S | P | S | P | S | P | S | P | S | P | S | P | |
| Indira Dock | 10 | 08 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 25 | 29.76 | Victoria Dock | 05 | 04 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 07.32 | Prince’s Dock | 05 | 01 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 02.04 | Butcher Island | 06 | 00 | 00 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 00.00 | Total | 26 | 13 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 124 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 29 | 15.50 |
| Residential areas | | | HI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CI | Breteau index |
| Parichya colony | 30 | 05 | 16.67 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 12.50 | 16.67 | Carnak Bunder colony | 29 | 04 | 13.79 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 05.61 | 17.24 | Total | | | | 113 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 11 | | |
| Grand total | | | | 133 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 124 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 317 | 40 | | |
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S: searched; P: positive; PI: premises index; HI: house index; CI: container index.
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