Title :
Aedes aegypti egg counting system
Author :
Silva, M. G N M da ; Rodrigues, M.A.B. ; De Araujo, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Syst., Fed. Univ. of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
New monitoring methods of dengue vector and evaluation of public policies on dengue control are major concerns for several tropical countries. Drawback on monitoring methods base on oviposition surveys are the counting process of mosquito eggs, information store and analysis. Here we present a new automated egg counting system for remote Aedes aegypti population survey. The system is base on an optical scanning platform, a man-machine interface, and a software for mosquitoes eggs counting. Acquired information are sent over the internet and remotely analyzed. Prototypes of the device were installed and implement in two different cities.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; diseases; man-machine systems; medical computing; microorganisms; Aedes aegypti egg counting system; Aedes aegypti population survey; internet; man-machine interface; optical scanning platform; Computers; Manuals; Monitoring; Optical imaging; Pattern recognition; Software; Vectors; Aedes; Animals; Automation; Brazil; Environmental Monitoring; Equipment Design; Female; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Models, Statistical; Mosquito Control; Oviposition; Ovum; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Software; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091679
