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Table 1 Summary of Ae. aegypti larval survey indices by ward and season

From: Habitat characteristics and insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti in the Ifakara area, south-eastern Tanzania

Wards

Dry season

Rainy season

CI (%)

HI (%)

BI (%)

CI (%)

HI (%)

BI (%)

Ifakara town

21.4

4.18

16.74

27.4

7.12

9.54

Katindiuka

18.7

4.45

9.37

11.2

6.78

7.22

Viwanja sitini

29.5

6.67

20.28

26.2

6.75

15.25

Mlabani

13.0

3.33

5.12

11.9

6.58

10.53

Lipangalala

21.4

6.44

8.44

19.6

5.11

11.11

  1. Abbreviations: CI, container index (ratio of larval infested to total inspected containers); HI, house index (ratio of larval infested to all inspected houses); BI, Breteau index (ratio of positive containers per 100 houses inspected)
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