Indoor-Breeding of Aedes albopictus in Northern Peninsular Malaysia and Its Potential Epidemiological Implications

• Main Authors: Hamady, Dieng, Rahman G. M., Saifur, Ahmad, Abu Hassan, M. R., Che Salmah, Michael, Boots, Tomomitsu, Satho, Zairi, Jaal, Sazaly, Abubakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PLoS ONE 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9596/1/Indoor-Breeding%20of%20Aedes%20albopictus%20in%20Northern%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9596/

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 ass...