Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental consequences and potential epidemiological implications
Even with continuous vector control, dengue is still a growing threat to public health in Southeast Asia. Main causes comprise difficulties in identifying productive breeding sites and inappropriate targeted chemical interventions. In this region, rural families keep live birds in backyards and de...
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| author | Hamady, Dienga Rahimah, Binti Hassan Ahmad, Abu Hassan Idris, Abd Ghani Fatimah, Bt Abang Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Hamdan, Ahmad Fukumitsu, Yuki Nur Aida, Hashim Wan Fatma, Zuharah Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid Rekha, Selvarajoo Nolasco-Hipolito, Cirilo Olawunmi Ajibola, Olaide Alek Tuen, Andrew |
| author_facet | Hamady, Dienga Rahimah, Binti Hassan Ahmad, Abu Hassan Idris, Abd Ghani Fatimah, Bt Abang Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Hamdan, Ahmad Fukumitsu, Yuki Nur Aida, Hashim Wan Fatma, Zuharah Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid Rekha, Selvarajoo Nolasco-Hipolito, Cirilo Olawunmi Ajibola, Olaide Alek Tuen, Andrew |
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| description | Even with continuous vector control, dengue is still a growing threat to public health in Southeast Asia.
Main causes comprise difficulties in identifying productive breeding sites and inappropriate targeted
chemical interventions. In this region, rural families keep live birds in backyards and dengue mosquitoes
have been reported in containers in the cages. To focus on this particular breeding site, we examined the
capacity of bird fecal matter (BFM) from the spotted dove, to support Aedes albopictus larval growth. The
impact of BFM larval uptake on some adult fitness traits influencing vectorial capacity was also investigated.
In serial bioassays involving a high and low larval density (HD and LD), BFM and larval standard
food (LSF) affected differently larval development. At HD, development was longer in the BFM environment.
There were no appreciable mortality differences between the two treatments, which resulted in
similar pupation and adult emergence successes. BFM treatment produced a better gender balance. There
were comparable levels of blood uptake and egg production in BFM and LSF females at LD; that was not
the case for the HD one, which resulted in bigger adults. BFM and LSF females displayed equivalent lifespans;
in males, this parameter was shorter in those derived from the BFM/LD treatment. Taken together
these results suggest that bird defecations successfully support the development of Ae. albopictus. Due
to their cryptic aspects, containers used to supply water to encaged birds may not have been targeted by
chemical interventions. |
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| spelling | unimas-93622016-08-01T03:07:48Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9362/ Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental consequences and potential epidemiological implications Hamady, Dienga Rahimah, Binti Hassan Ahmad, Abu Hassan Idris, Abd Ghani Fatimah, Bt Abang Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Hamdan, Ahmad Fukumitsu, Yuki Nur Aida, Hashim Wan Fatma, Zuharah Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid Rekha, Selvarajoo Nolasco-Hipolito, Cirilo Olawunmi Ajibola, Olaide Alek Tuen, Andrew RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Even with continuous vector control, dengue is still a growing threat to public health in Southeast Asia. Main causes comprise difficulties in identifying productive breeding sites and inappropriate targeted chemical interventions. In this region, rural families keep live birds in backyards and dengue mosquitoes have been reported in containers in the cages. To focus on this particular breeding site, we examined the capacity of bird fecal matter (BFM) from the spotted dove, to support Aedes albopictus larval growth. The impact of BFM larval uptake on some adult fitness traits influencing vectorial capacity was also investigated. In serial bioassays involving a high and low larval density (HD and LD), BFM and larval standard food (LSF) affected differently larval development. At HD, development was longer in the BFM environment. There were no appreciable mortality differences between the two treatments, which resulted in similar pupation and adult emergence successes. BFM treatment produced a better gender balance. There were comparable levels of blood uptake and egg production in BFM and LSF females at LD; that was not the case for the HD one, which resulted in bigger adults. BFM and LSF females displayed equivalent lifespans; in males, this parameter was shorter in those derived from the BFM/LD treatment. Taken together these results suggest that bird defecations successfully support the development of Ae. albopictus. Due to their cryptic aspects, containers used to supply water to encaged birds may not have been targeted by chemical interventions. Elsevier B.V. 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9362/1/NO%2035%20Occurrence%20of%20a%20mosquito%20vector%20in%20bird%20houses%20Developmental%28abstract%29.pdf Hamady, Dienga and Rahimah, Binti Hassan and Ahmad, Abu Hassan and Idris, Abd Ghani and Fatimah, Bt Abang and Satho, Tomomitsu and Miake, Fumio and Hamdan, Ahmad and Fukumitsu, Yuki and Nur Aida, Hashim and Wan Fatma, Zuharah and Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim and Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid and Rekha, Selvarajoo and Nolasco-Hipolito, Cirilo and Olawunmi Ajibola, Olaide and Alek Tuen, Andrew (2015) Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental consequences and potential epidemiological implications. Acta Tropica, 145. pp. 68-78. ISSN 0001-706X http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924196311&partnerID=40&md5=61a77d79ad22f69d48759478707b4a1c doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.01.004 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Hamady, Dienga Rahimah, Binti Hassan Ahmad, Abu Hassan Idris, Abd Ghani Fatimah, Bt Abang Satho, Tomomitsu Miake, Fumio Hamdan, Ahmad Fukumitsu, Yuki Nur Aida, Hashim Wan Fatma, Zuharah Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid Rekha, Selvarajoo Nolasco-Hipolito, Cirilo Olawunmi Ajibola, Olaide Alek Tuen, Andrew Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title | Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title_full | Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title_short | Occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: Developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| title_sort | occurrence of a mosquito vector in bird houses: developmental
consequences and potential epidemiological implications |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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