HIGH AND UNSUSTAINABLE COST OF CONTROLLING THE DENGUE VECTOR AEDES AEGYPTI IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

HIGH AND UNSUSTAINABLE COST OF CONTROLLING THE DENGUE VECTOR AEDES AEGYPTI IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

Objectives: Vector control is the method of prevention and control of dengue outbreaks used in Peru. With the objective of calculating the costs incurred in vector control, an estimation of the costs of Aedes aegypti control of the Regional Health Directorate of Loreto, during the execution of the regional plan for surveillance and control of A. aegypti was carried out. Materials and methods: Documentation was reviewed, and interviews were conducted with stakeholders about the costs of A. aegypti control interventions in its adult and larval stages, during 2017 and 2018. Results: It was found that the costs incurred in the control of the dengue vector in the Loreto Region in the two years studied amount to: 3,807,858 and 4,066,380 soles during 2017 and 2018 respectively, 1'175,264 and 1'1210,232 dollars at the exchange rate of 2017 and 2018, however, the effect of the control activities is short-lived. Conclusions: The high cost involved in vector control with the methods currently used and the short duration of its effect makes it unsustainable so studies should be conducted to find other more efficient methods of dengue control.

目的：媒介控制是秘鲁用于预防和控制登革热暴发的方法。为了计算媒介控制所产生的成本，对洛雷托地区卫生局在执行埃及伊蚊监测和控制区域计划期间的埃及伊蚊控制成本进行了估算。 材料和方法：查阅了相关文件，并在2017年和2018年就埃及伊蚊成虫和幼虫阶段控制干预措施的成本对相关利益者进行了访谈。 结果：研究发现，在所研究的两年中，洛雷托地区登革热媒介控制所产生的成本在2017年和2018年分别为3807858索尔和4066380索尔，按2017年和2018年的汇率换算为1175264美元和11210232美元，然而，控制活动的效果是短暂的。 结论：目前使用的媒介控制方法所涉及的高成本以及其效果的持续时间短使其不可持续，因此应进行研究以寻找其他更有效的登革热控制方法。