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Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Lau SaiMing,
Vythilingam Indra,
Doss Jonathan Inbaraj,
Sekaran Shamala Devi,
Chua Tock H.,
Wan Sulaiman Wan Yusof,
Chinna Karuthan,
Lim Yvonne AiLian,
Venugopalan Balan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/tmi.12555
Subject(s) - dengue fever , aedes aegypti , aedes , virology , veterinary medicine , biology , aedes albopictus , serotype , medicine , ecology , larva
Objective To determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS 1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control. Methods Apartments were selected in a dengue‐endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult Aedes mosquitoes. NS 1 dengue antigen kit was used to detect dengue antigen in mosquitoes, and positive mosquitoes were serotyped using real‐time RT ‐ PCR . Results The sticky traps were effective in capturing Aedes aegypti, and a minimum of three traps per floor was sufficient. Multiple serotypes were found in individual mosquitoes. Conclusion The sticky trap and the NS 1 dengue antigen test kit can be used as surveillance tool in dengue control programmes. This proactive method will be better suited for control programmes than current reactive methods.