Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia. Issue 10 (14th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lau, Sai‐Ming; Vythilingam, Indra; Doss, Jonathan Inbaraj; Sekaran, Shamala Devi; Chua, Tock H.; Wan Sulaiman, Wan Yusof; Chinna, Karuthan; Lim, Yvonne Ai‐Lian; Venugopalan, Balan
• Is Part Of: Tropical medicine & international health. Volume 20:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1271
• Page End: 1280
• Publication Date: 2015-07-14
• Subjects: Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 616.988
• DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12555
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-2276

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tmi12555-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="tmi12555-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of <italic>Aedes</italic> mosquitoes for dengue control.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12555-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Apartments were selected in a dengue‐endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult <italic>Aedes</italic> mosquitoes. NS1 dengue antigen kit was used to detect dengue antigen in mosquitoes, and positive mosquitoes were serotyped using real‐time RT‐PCR.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12555-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The sticky traps were effective in capturing <italic>Aedes aegypti, </italic> and a minimum of three traps per floor was sufficient. Multiple serotypes were found in individual mosquitoes.</p> </sec> <sec id="tmi12555-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>The sticky trap and the NS1 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.</p> </sec> </abstract>