Detection of transovarial dengue viruses in Aedes albopictus from selected localities in Kuching and Samarahan divisions, Sarawak, Malaysia by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

• Main Authors: Nor Aliza Abdul Rahim,, Harvie Shukri,, Nur Ain Mardiah Rizuan,, Lela Suut,, Siti Fairouz Ibrahim,, Razitasham Safii,, Marlini Othman,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14654/1/33048-116256-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14654/; http://ejournals.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1237/showToc

The current study reports the first detection of transovarial dengue virus in the adult of Aedes albopictus raised from immatures including eggs and larvae, collected from December 2014 to February 2016 by using black ovitrap from selected localities in Kuching and Samarahan Divisions, Sarawak. The...