Ecological Analysis of Five Years Dengue Cases and Outbreaks in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Shafik Abd Majid, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Wan Rosmawati Wan Ismail, Abdul Marsudi Manah, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26806/1/Ecological%20Analysis%20of%20Five%20Years%20Dengue%20Cases%20and%20Outbreaks%20in%20Keningau%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26806/2/Ecological%20Analysis%20of%20Five%20Years%20Dengue%20Cases%20and%20Outbreaks%20in%20Keningau%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26806/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020120208261105_MJMHS_0149.pdf

Introduction: Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus that is transmitted via Aedes mosquitoes. The lifecycle of Aedes mosquitoes is affected by the local climate (rainfall) which influences dengue transmission. Sabah is one of the states that is laden with a high incidence rate of dengue in Mala...