Abundance, parity, and Japanese encephalitis virus infection of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sepang District, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Vythilingam, I., Oda, K., Mahadevan, S., Abdullah, G., Thim, C.S., Hong, C.C., Vijayamalar, B., Sinniah, M., Igarashi, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4219/1/Abundance_parity_and_Japanese_encephalitis_virus_infection_of_mosquitioes.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4219/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/1997/00000034/00000003/art00002 http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2711644

A 2-yr study of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia, was carried out to identify the mosquito vectors and to determine their seasonal abundance, parity, and infection rates. In total, 81,889 mosquitoes belonging to 9 genera and > 50 species were identified from...