Mosquito Avoidance Practices and Knowledge of Arboviral Diseases in Cities with Differing Recent History of Disease

Steven D. Haenchen University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Mary H. Hayden National Center of Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.

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Katherine L. Dickinson National Center of Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.

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Kathleen Walker University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Elizabeth E. Jacobs University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona.

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Heidi E. Brown University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Jayleen K. L. Gunn University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Lindsay N. Kohler University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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Kacey C. Ernst University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

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As the range of dengue virus (DENV) transmission expands, an understanding of community uptake of prevention and control strategies is needed both in geographic areas where the virus has recently been circulating and in areas with the potential for DENV introduction. Personal protective behaviors such as the use of mosquito repellent to limit human–vector contact and the reduction of vector density through elimination of oviposition sites are the primary control methods for Aedes aegypti, the main vector of DENV. Here, we examined personal mosquito control measures taken by individuals in Key West, FL, in 2012, which had experienced a recent outbreak of DENV, and Tucson, AZ, which has a high potential for introduction but has not yet experienced autochthonous transmission. In both cities, there was a positive association between the numbers of mosquitoes noticed outdoors and the overall number of avoidance behaviors, use of repellent, and removal of standing water. Increased awareness and perceived risk of DENV were associated with increases in one of the most effective household prevention behaviors, removal of standing water, but only in Key West.

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* Address correspondence to Mary H. Hayden, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80301. E-mail: mhayden@ucar.edu

Financial support: This work was supported by NIH-NIAID grants R56AI091843 and R01AI091843.

Authors' addresses: Steven D. Haenchen, Kathleen Walker, Elizabeth E. Jacobs, Heidi E. Brown, Jayleen K. L. Gunn, Lindsay N. Kohler, and Kacey C. Ernst, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, E-mails: shaenchen@email.arizona.edu, krwalker@cals.arizona.edu, krwalker@cals.arizona.edu, heidibrown@email.arizona.edu, gunnj@email.arizona.edu, lschulz@email.arizona.edu, and kernst@email.arizona.edu. Mary H. Hayden and Katherine L. Dickinson, National Center of Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, E-mails: mhayden@ucar.edu and katied@ucar.edu.

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