Dengue
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 Strategy (Experimental): The targeted strategy comprised three components: I) Increased surveillance activities within the intervention areas to identify place and time for targeted control ac
II) Identification of hotspot houseblocks within the intervention area to target control actions
and III) Implementation of control and treatment activities in the hotspots. Component III included: a) Intensification of vector control activities (Use of indoor residual insecticidal spraying withi
and b) Community-based actions within sites with high population densities (School-based health promotion activities to engage children as health promoters (Within hotspot houseblocks: Environmental r
and Multisectoral coordination for risk detection and management))
Group 2 No intervention (Control): Only the routine vector control activities mandated by MINSAP were carried out throughout the ent
Sponsors
Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK)
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Not applicable
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. House index (percentage of houses positive for Aedes larvae or pupae). Measuring time: Monthly, from January,2015 to March,2020 2. Dengue incidence (number of subjects positive to IgM dengue test divided by the estimated population). Measuring time: Monthly, from January,2015 to March,2020 | — |
Countries
Cuba
Contacts
Public ContactWaldemar Baldoquin Rodriguez
Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK)
Outcome results
None listed