Volume 7, Number 6—December 2001
Dispatch
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), a Potential New Dengue Vector in Southern Cameroon
Didier Fontenille*†
and Jean Claude Toto*
and Jean Claude Toto*Table
Breeding sites found positive for Aedes albopictus in 2000, southern Cameroon
| Types of breeding sites containing water | Number of positive / sites sampled of each type | Percent Positive (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Used tire | 36/77 | 47 |
| Plastic container | 7/27 | 26 |
| Can and broken bottle | 9/30 | 30 |
| Plastic cup | 3/6 | 50 |
| 200-L barrel | 0/7 | 0 |
| Abandoned car part | 6/35 | 17 |
| Cement washtub | 0/4 | 0 |
| Flowerpot | 0/2 | 0 |
| Tree hole | 0/4 | 0 |
| Cow horn | 0/4 | 0 |
| Cocoa pod | 0/4 | 0 |
| Enameled plate | 1/6 | 17 |
| Snail shell |
1/3 |
33 |
