VECTOS: An Integrated System for Monitoring Risk Factors Associated With Urban Arbovirus Transmission

The Initial VECTOS Menu (“Splash Screen”) Options

From top left: Información (Information) leads to data visualization and analysis of entomological (Ento), epidemiological (Epid), or sociological (Soc) data. Valoración del riesgo (Risk assessment) allows the user to create and visualize risk maps. Planes de acción (Action plans) allows the user to organize and schedule field activities. Seguimiento (Follow-up) allows the user to monitor progress on the action plans. In the center: Sistema de información geográfica (Geographic information system) shows the geo-referenced raw data.

VECTOS Graphical Report of Epidemiological Indicators

This example shows actual data from the municipality of Giron in 2017. More specifically, the dengue endemic channel is indicated by the lines, which are percentiles of case numbers, from January 1, 2010, to November 18, 2016. Bars show the contemporaneous data for 2017.

VECTOS Graphical Output of Entomological Breteau Index^a for Each Neighborhood in Buga, Colombia, January 1, 2014–December 31, 2017

^aNumber of positive containers per 100 houses.

Trends in the Quintiles of the Dengue Epidemiological Risk Component in Buga, Giron, and Yopal, Colombia, 2008–2017

Maps of quintiles of risk stratification, with 1 (blue) being the lowest and 5 (red) being the highest. 0 indicates missing data.

Epidemiological (A) and Entomological (B) Dengue Risk Maps and (C) Location of Positive Catch Basins^a in Giron Neighborhoods, Colombia, January 1, 2014–December 31, 2016

^aIndicated by purple dots over the epidemiological risk map.

Risk stratification in the maps is classified in quintiles, with 1 (blue) being the lowest risk and 5 (red) being the highest, during the observed period. 0 (white) indicates missing data.