Evaluation of premise condition index in the context of Aedes aegypti control in Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

摘要: The dengue control programme in Brazil involves house-to-house inspection each municipality, on a bimonthly basis, for vector and education activities. sustainability of this strategy has been questioned due to its failure interrupting transmission also by the exhaustion field workers lack active cooperation populations tedious routine visits all houses. An evaluation infestation Aedes aegypti larval, pupal adult collection, classification houses with premise condition index (PCI) conjunction residents’ housing characteristics was performed 11 575 Marilia, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. results showed that surveillance tool associated data resident were useful identifying heavily infested premises. could thus provide basis prioritizing measures within communities during