Bacteriological characterization irrigation ponds and the relationship with the larval infestation rate of Anopheles albimanus

Authors

  • Arnold Enrique Houghton Cuevas Estudiante, Posgrado en Salud Pública, UNAH
  • Héctor Escalante Profesor universitario y asesor, Posgrado en Salud Pública, UNAH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v8i0.2159

Keywords:

malaria, bacterium, Anopheles, coliform, gaps

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship of the bacteriologic contamination by organic matter of the irrigation pond and the infestation larval index of Anopheles albimanus; a tool for monitoring the vector control in aquatic phase.

The type of study is transverse descriptive with statistic calculating of correlation coefficient of Pearson. It taked water samples of the pont, to for establish two elements, one of them, was to determine the contamination for total coliform, fecal coliform and Escherichia coli. In the other, we determined the infestation larval index of Anopheles albimanus, according to International Standards (PAHO/WHO).

8 irrigation pounds, were monitored in this study. In all of them, we detected a high bacteriologic contamination by total coliform, fecal coliform and Escherichia coli. The correlation coefficient of Pearson between the study´s variable was near to cero, suitable, there was no relationship of the bacteriologic contamination and the infestation larval index of Anopheles albimanus.

There are many factors (sunlight, temperature, salt concentration, etc.) in the biotope of the mosquitoes that have an intervention in the biologic cycle of them.

Revista Portal de Ciencias, No. 8, June 2015: 59-73

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Published

2015-11-07

How to Cite

Houghton Cuevas, A. E., & Escalante, H. (2015). Bacteriological characterization irrigation ponds and the relationship with the larval infestation rate of Anopheles albimanus. Portal De La Ciencia, 8, 59–73. https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v8i0.2159

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Area Life Sciences and Health