Research Article

Risk of Dengue Transmission in Cocody (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

Table 2

Proportion and characteristics of Aedes breeding sites in the prospected areas.

SitesNumberPositive breeding siteswater storage containers (WSC)Abandoned Containers (AC)TyresNatural breeding grounds (NBG)Other breeding sites (OBS)

Caféier 57836 (46.15%)12 (33.33%)5 (13.89%)11 (30.56%)1 (2.78%)7 (19.44%)
Danga14368 (47.55%)7 (10.29%)15 (22.06%)35 (51.47%)7 (10.29%)4 (5.88%)
Ecole de police12189 (73.55%)14 (15.73%)58 (65.17%)6 (6.74%)0 (0.00%)11 (12.36%)
Gobelet village9554 (56.84%)29 (53.70%)7 (12.96%)6 (11.11%)12 (22.22%)0 (0.00%)
Lemania16445 (27.43%)15 (33.33%)7 (15.56%)17 (37.78%)0 (0.00%)5 (11.11%)
Perles10835 (32.40%)12 (34.29%)8 (22.86%)2 (5.71%)8 (22.86%)5 (14.29%)
tranche34497 (28.19%)22 (22.68%)33 (34.02%)26 (26.80%)2 (2.06%)14 (14.43%)
Total1053424 (40.27%)111 (26.18%)133 (31.37%)103 (24.29%)30 (7.08%)46 (10.85%)

WSC: barrel, basin, 20 L tin, tank, bowl, bucket, kettle, fountain, barrel.
AC: disposable plate, disposable cup, paint bucket, bidet, bottle, canary, toilet tank, wash basin, sales cart, cooler, fridge frame, box, stove, hairdressing equipment.
NBG: puddle, banana, tree hollow, snail shell, coconut shell, stagnant.
OBS: under flower pots, plastic chair, floor siphon, sodeci lid, trash bucket lid, paint bucket lid, flower pot, cover hollows, pool, gutter, sheet metal hollows.