Changes in the biting activity of a dengue vector relative to larval and adult nutritional histories : implications for preventive measures

• Main Authors: Dieng, Hamady, Ooi, Seow Hui, Ahmad, Abu Hassan, Fatimah, Bt. Abang, Idris, Abd Ghani, Satho, Tomomitsu, Miake, Fumio, Hamdan, Ahmad, Fukumitsu, Yuki, Wan Fatma, Zuharah, Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid, Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim, Nur Aida, Hashim, Cirilo, Nolasco-Hipolito
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9811/1/abstrak.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9811/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226861515000710

The magnitude of dengue transmission depends largely on the level of human–vector contact. Therefore, knowledge regarding the biting periodicity of mosquitoes is crucial to determine transmission periods' risk, and in planning personal protection measures. Dengue vectors are day-active and endu...