Indoor-breeding of Aedes albopictus in northern peninsular Malaysia and its potential epidemiological implications

• Main Authors: Dieng, H., Saifur, R.G.M., Hassan, A.A., Salmah, M.R.C., Boots, M., Satho, T., Jaal, Z., AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3955/1/Dieng-2010-Indoor-breeding_of_A.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3955/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20668543

BACKGROUND: The mosquito Ae. albopictus is usually adapted to the peri-domestic environment and typically breeds outdoors. However, we observed its larvae in most containers within homes in northern peninsular Malaysia. To anticipate the epidemiological implications of this indoor-breeding, we asses...