A survey on mosquitoes breeding in septic tanks in several residential areas around Ipoh municipality.

نویسندگان

  • W K Lam
  • D Dharmaraj
چکیده

Mosquito breeding occurred in. both types of septic tanks, wz'th Type A septic tanks shounng heatner breeding, Seventy-two (55.4 percent) of the 130 Type A septic tanks inspected had Aedes albopictus breeding. Besides being a nuisance, mosquito breeding is a potential threat to public health, as Ae. albopictus is a vector of dengue fever. Prolific breeding by Ae. albopictus was encountered in. areas where Type A septic tanks were used. Other mosquitoes encountered z'n the survey were Culex qusnquefasciatus, Armigeres subabaltus and Uranotaenia spp.

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Evaluation
of
Aedes
aegypti
Presence
and
Abundance
in
Septic
Tanks
and
Their
 Impacts
on
Dengue
Transmission
 
 Ronald L. Burke, Doctor of Public Health, 2009 Thesis directed by: David M. Claborn Assistant Professor Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics Background: Aedes aegypti is the mosquito vector for dengue fever and has historically been considered to prefer ‘clean’ water for d...

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 37 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1982