Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of ABATE 1SG larvicide in dengue prevention, in two wards of Rachgia city, Kiengiang province. Method: Intervention study in community, with an intervention group and a control group to assess the ffectiveness of ABATE 1SG larvicide application to water storage containers (excluding drinking water) in Rachgia city, Kiengiang province. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no2-2018 EFFECTIVENESS OF ABATE 1SG LARVICIDE IN DENGUE PREVENTION IN RACHGIA CITY, KIENGIANG PROVINCE Bui Khanh Toan*; Nguyen Huy Nga* Nguyen Xuan Truong*; Nguyen Van Chuyen** SUMMARY Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of ABATE 1SG larvicide in dengue prevention, in two wards of Rachgia city, Kiengiang province. Method: Intervention study in community, with an intervention group and a control group to assess the effectiveness of ABATE 1SG larvicide application to water storage containers (excluding drinking water) in Rachgia city, Kiengiang province. Result: The effectiveness of ABATE SG larvicide was 100% after 24 hours; 100% after a month and maintains a high efficiency after 3 months (). The effectiveness of larvicide ABATE 1SG has been proven more than 3 months even in the outdoor condition of the water storage containers whose levels are often changed due to the weather. Conclusion: ABATE 1SG kills completely Aedes larvae in water storage containers after 24 hours and could eliminate Aedes larvae during the next 3 months in the outdoor conditions of the water storage containers. * Keywords: Aedes; Larvae; Mosquitoes; ABATE 1SG; Rachgia city, Kiengiang province. INTRODUCTION Every year, about 100 million cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever are reported around the world. Children under 15-yearold represent more than 90% of the cases; and dengue fever causes 5% of their deaths. The disease mainly circulates in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Vietnam [1]. Although scientific researchs focus on the disease over the past many years, to date, no vaccines have been developed and there is no specific treatment for dengue. Therefore, the vector is nowaday the most effective measure to control dengue fever [2]. Abate 1SG (a trading name is ABATE 1SG) is based on the active ingredient temephos and most trusted temephos larvicide. It is a .
