Unusual developing sites of dengue vectors and potential epidemiological implications

• Main Authors: Dieng, H., Saifur, R.G.M., Ahmad, A.H., Salmah, M.R.C., Aziz, A.T., Satho, T., Miake, F., Jaal, Z., AbuBakar, Sazaly, Morales, R.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3907/1/Unusual_developing_sites_of_dengue_vectors_and_potential_epidemiological_implications.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3907/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169112600471

Objective: To identify the unusual breeding sites of two dengue vectors, i.e. Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti). Methods: During the second half of 2010, we performed an occasional survey in rural (Teluk Tempoyak) and urban (Gelugor) areas ofPenang Island, Malaysia, t...