Association between densities of adult and immature stages of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in space and time: implications for vector surveillance

Table 3 Differences in cost-effectiveness between two entomological indices (the BI and adult mosquito surveying via specimen capture) applied to cover the same area: the Vila Toninho neighborhood

Entomological index	Composition of field teams	Time required to perform each method per month	Number of households visited per month	Man-days^a
Breteau index	1 driver and 3 field workers	3 weeks	757 households	120
Adult survey	1 driver and 1 field worker	1 week	59 households	20

^aThe man-day was calculated by multiplying the number of days worked by the number of workers and the number of teams required to measure each index

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