The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México

Table 7

Aedes aegypti abundance and infection rates of homes in clusters with non-treated (NTC) versus insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs).

Area	Inside^1				Outside^2
	NTC		ITC		NTC		ITC
	#Females (mean)^3	#inf (rate)^4	#Females (mean)^3	#inf (rate)^4	#Females (mean)^3	#inf (rate)^4	#Females (mean)^3	#inf (rate)^4
Urban/suburban	1399 (78)	3 (2.1)	1287 (72)	3 (2.3)	1118 (62)	4 (3.6)	1046 (58)	9 (8.6)
Rural	452 (151)	1 (2.2)	206 (69)	0 (0)	198 (66)	6 (30.3)	168 (56)	4 (23.8)

Mosquitoes collected by backpack aspiration inside homes; Mosquitoes collected by backpack aspiration and BGS traps in the patios of homes; Number of Aedes aegypti females collected (mean number of females per cluster); Number of DENV infected Aedes aegypti collected (DENV Infection rate per thousand mosquitoes).