Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia
Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants, mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosqu...
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| author | Maimusa, Alhaji Hamisu Ahmad, Abu Hassan Abu Kassim, Nur Faeza Ahmad, Hamdan Dieng, Hamady Rahim, Junaid |
| author_facet | Maimusa, Alhaji Hamisu Ahmad, Abu Hassan Abu Kassim, Nur Faeza Ahmad, Hamdan Dieng, Hamady Rahim, Junaid |
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| description | Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding
container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants,
mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia.
Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosques were surveyed simultaneously
and inspected visually for container habitats and production of immature
mosquitoes from March 2015 to March 2016. Abundance (mean ± SE) of breeding
containers between sites was compared using One-way ANOVA. Independent sample ttest
was used to compare total number of Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes
aegypti (Ae. aegypti) surveyed.
Results: The surveyed locations yielded a total of 3741 breeding containers and 19537
immature mosquitoes from four areas. Concurrent artificial and natural containers produced
78.4% immature Ae. albopictus and 6.3% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in wet season,
with 14.2% Ae. albopictus and 1.1% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in dry season. Artificial
containers accounted for 98.1% of the total containers recorded, with restaurants being
the most productive locations (8 012) and schools being the least productive (2 234).
Conclusions: It was concluded that public places are good sources of potential container
habitats of Aedes mosquitoes in Penang Island, Malaysia and Ae. albopictus has exclusively
replaced the home-grown Ae. aegypti even in urban areas. Therefore, treatment of
artificial containers in such locations is critical in Aedes mosquito control campaigns
during dengue outbreaks. |
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| spelling | my.usm.eprints.38529 http://eprints.usm.my/38529/ Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia Maimusa, Alhaji Hamisu Ahmad, Abu Hassan Abu Kassim, Nur Faeza Ahmad, Hamdan Dieng, Hamady Rahim, Junaid QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants, mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosques were surveyed simultaneously and inspected visually for container habitats and production of immature mosquitoes from March 2015 to March 2016. Abundance (mean ± SE) of breeding containers between sites was compared using One-way ANOVA. Independent sample ttest was used to compare total number of Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) surveyed. Results: The surveyed locations yielded a total of 3741 breeding containers and 19537 immature mosquitoes from four areas. Concurrent artificial and natural containers produced 78.4% immature Ae. albopictus and 6.3% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in wet season, with 14.2% Ae. albopictus and 1.1% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in dry season. Artificial containers accounted for 98.1% of the total containers recorded, with restaurants being the most productive locations (8 012) and schools being the least productive (2 234). Conclusions: It was concluded that public places are good sources of potential container habitats of Aedes mosquitoes in Penang Island, Malaysia and Ae. albopictus has exclusively replaced the home-grown Ae. aegypti even in urban areas. Therefore, treatment of artificial containers in such locations is critical in Aedes mosquito control campaigns during dengue outbreaks. Elsevier 2017 Article PeerReviewed Maimusa, Alhaji Hamisu and Ahmad, Abu Hassan and Abu Kassim, Nur Faeza and Ahmad, Hamdan and Dieng, Hamady and Rahim, Junaid (2017) Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 7 (3). pp. 183-187. ISSN 2221-1691 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.017 |
| spellingShingle | QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Maimusa, Alhaji Hamisu Ahmad, Abu Hassan Abu Kassim, Nur Faeza Ahmad, Hamdan Dieng, Hamady Rahim, Junaid Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_short | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_sort | contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in penang island, malaysia |
| topic | QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38529/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.017 |
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