Distribution of Aedes mosquitoes in three selected localities in Malaysia

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1309-1313

  Wan Norafikah, O ^a   Nazni, W A ^b   Noramiza, S ^b   Shafa'ar Ko'ohar, S ^b   Heah, S K ^b   Nor Azlina, A H ^b   Khairul Asuad, M ^b   Lee, H L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dengue; Malaysia; Mixed breeding; Ovitrap surveillance

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; LARVA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EAST MALAYSIA; KELANTAN; MALAYSIA; SABAH; TERENGGANU; WEST MALAYSIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; BACCAUREA MOTLEYANA;

EID: 84866633436     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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