Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia
Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants, mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosques...
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| author | Alhaji Hamisu, Maimusa Abu Hassan, Ahmad Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Hamdan, Bin Ahmad Hamady, Dieng Junaid, Rahim |
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| description | Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants, mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosques were surveyed simultaneously and inspected visually for container habitats and production of immature mosquitoes from March 2015 to March 2016. Abundance (mean ± SE) of breeding containers between sites was compared using One-way ANOVA. Independent sample t-test was used to compare total number of Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) surveyed. Results: The surveyed locations yielded a total of 3. 741 breeding containers and 19. 537 immature mosquitoes from four areas. Concurrent artificial and natural containers produced 78.4% immature Ae. albopictus and 6.3% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in wet season, with 14.2% Ae. albopictus and 1.1% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in dry season. Artificial containers accounted for 98.1% of the total containers recorded, with restaurants being the most productive locations (8. 012) and schools being the least productive (2. 234). Conclusions: It was concluded that public places are good sources of potential container habitats of Aedes mosquitoes in Penang Island, Malaysia and Ae. albopictus has exclusively replaced the home-grown Ae. aegypti even in urban areas. Therefore, treatment of artificial containers in such locations is critical in Aedes mosquito control campaigns during dengue outbreaks. |
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| spelling | unimas-153362023-03-31T07:30:47Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15336/ Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia Alhaji Hamisu, Maimusa Abu Hassan, Ahmad Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Hamdan, Bin Ahmad Hamady, Dieng Junaid, Rahim GE Environmental Sciences Objective: To determine abundance, distribution and diversity of potential breeding container habitats of the dengue vectors in public places including schools, restaurants, mosques and parks in southwest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Methods: Premises at restaurants, schools, parks and mosques were surveyed simultaneously and inspected visually for container habitats and production of immature mosquitoes from March 2015 to March 2016. Abundance (mean ± SE) of breeding containers between sites was compared using One-way ANOVA. Independent sample t-test was used to compare total number of Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) surveyed. Results: The surveyed locations yielded a total of 3. 741 breeding containers and 19. 537 immature mosquitoes from four areas. Concurrent artificial and natural containers produced 78.4% immature Ae. albopictus and 6.3% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in wet season, with 14.2% Ae. albopictus and 1.1% Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in dry season. Artificial containers accounted for 98.1% of the total containers recorded, with restaurants being the most productive locations (8. 012) and schools being the least productive (2. 234). Conclusions: It was concluded that public places are good sources of potential container habitats of Aedes mosquitoes in Penang Island, Malaysia and Ae. albopictus has exclusively replaced the home-grown Ae. aegypti even in urban areas. Therefore, treatment of artificial containers in such locations is critical in Aedes mosquito control campaigns during dengue outbreaks. Hainan Medical University 2017-07-21 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15336/2/Contribution%20of%20public%20places%20in%20proliferation%20of%20dengue%20vectors%20in%20Penang%20Island%2C%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf Alhaji Hamisu, Maimusa and Abu Hassan, Ahmad and Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim and Hamdan, Bin Ahmad and Hamady, Dieng and Junaid, Rahim (2017) Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 7 (3). pp. 183-187. ISSN 22211691 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009776742&doi=10.1016%2fj.apjtb.2016.12.017&partnerID=40&md5=d33f0656bac9137b24eaceca02bff805 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.017 |
| spellingShingle | GE Environmental Sciences Alhaji Hamisu, Maimusa Abu Hassan, Ahmad Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Hamdan, Bin Ahmad Hamady, Dieng Junaid, Rahim Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_short | Contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_sort | contribution of public places in proliferation of dengue vectors in penang island, malaysia |
| topic | GE Environmental Sciences |
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