Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia
Autor(es): 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
Resumo: To determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control. Apartments were selected in a dengue-endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult Aedes mosquitoes. NS1 dengue antigen kit was used to detect dengue antigen in mosquitoes, and positive mosquitoes were serotyped using real-time RT-PCR. 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. 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.
Palavras-Chave: Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Sticky trap; NS1 antigen test kit; Surveillance; Malaysia
Imprenta: Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH, v. 20, n. 10, p. 1271-1280, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/tmi.12555
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Flaviviridae ; Aedes aegypti - RNA ; Aedes aegypti - Viral infections ; Aedes aegypti - Real Time PCR ; Aedes aegypti - RT-PCR ; Aedes aegypti - virus ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2015
