AUTHOR=Garjito Triwibowo Ambar , Hidajat Muhammad Choirul , Kinansi Revi Rosavika , Setyaningsih Riyani , Anggraeni Yusnita Mirna , Mujiyanto  , Trapsilowati Wiwik , Jastal  , Ristiyanto  , Satoto Tri Baskoro Tunggul , Gavotte Laurent , Manguin Sylvie , Frutos Roger 

TITLE=Stegomyia Indices and Risk of Dengue Transmission: A Lack of Correlation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00328

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00328

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p>Dengue is present in 128 countries worldwide and is still expanding. There is currently no treatment or universally approved vaccine available. Therefore, prevention and control of mosquito vectors remain the most efficient ways of managing the risk of dengue outbreaks. The <italic>Stegomyia</italic> indices have been developed as quantitative indicators of the risk of dengue outbreaks. However, conflictual data are circulating about their reliability. We report in this article the first extensive study on <italic>Stegomyia</italic> indices, covering 78 locations of differing environmental and socio-economic conditions, climate, and population density across Indonesia, from West Sumatra to Papua. A total of 65,876 mosquito larvae and pupae were collected for the study. A correlation was found between incidence and human population density. No correlation was found between the incidence of dengue and the <italic>Stegomyia</italic> indices.</p>