Research Article
Breeding Sites of Aedes aegypti: Potential Dengue Vectors in Dire Dawa, East Ethiopia
Table 2
Mosquitoes identified from larvae collected from artificial containers in Dire Dawa.
| | Type of container | Number of containers inspected | Number of positive containers (%) | Species of mosquitoes | | Ae. aegypti (%) | Culex (%) |
| | Tire | 276 | 135 (33.33) | 221 (13.98) | 146 (49.82) | | Barrel | 78 | 65 (16.04) | 371 (23.48) | 56 (19.11) | | Plastic drum | 116 | 98 (24.19) | 659 (41.70) | 28 (9.55) | | Jerricans | 143 | 77 (19.01) | 144 (9.11) | 12 (4.09) | | Mud pot | 8 | 5 (1.23) | 54 (3.41) | 0 | | Flower pot | 28 | 2 (0.49) | 2 (0.12) | 5 (1.70) | | Discarded sink | 33 | 5 (1.23) | 5 (0.31) | 16 (5.46) | | Buckets | 35 | 11 (2.71) | 12 (0.75) | 0 | | Plastic bowl | 19 | 2 (0.49) | 29 (1.83) | 0 | | Dustbin | 8 | 2 (0.49) | 35 (2.21) | 0 | | Polythene sheet | 5 | 2 (0.49) | 46 (2.91) | 0 | | Discarded excavator | 1 | 1 (0.24) | 2 (0.12) | 30 (10.23) |
| | Total | 750 | 405 | 1580 | 293 |
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