Entomological monitoring to identify the larval sites of Aedes aegypti to assess the risk of outbreaks of dengue and yellow fever was carried out in three neighbourhoods of the city of Korhogo, in northern Côte d'Ivoire, from April 2019 to June 2019 during the rainy season. Larval surveys and breeding of mosquito progeny indicate a total of 362 potential artificial larval roosts identified. Tyres were the most important type of lodging (N-205: 56.62%) highest productivity (44.25%). The highest rates of emergence ranged from 70% to 100%. In the kôKô neighbourhoods (55.97%) and Dem (75.65%) Aedes aegypti was the most abundant. Characterization based on the types of larval deposits found that watering cans, water troughs and boxes were representative of the genus Culex, while the specific habiats of Aedes aegypti were canaries, buckets, jars and tyres. The distribution of mosquitoes has varied with the site.
Larval habiats characteristic of Aedes aegypti are likely to pose a risk in the occurrence of dengue and yellow fever outbreaks in Korhogo.
International Journal of Mosquito Research
