A new paradigm for Aedes spp. surveillance using gravid ovipositing sticky trap and NS1 antigen test kit

• Main Authors: Lau, Sai Ming, Chua, Tock Hing, Wan Yussof Sulaiman, Sylvia Joanne, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Karuthan Chinna, Balan Venugopalan, Indra Vythilingam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2017
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18645/1/A%20new%20paradigm%20for%20Aedes%20spp.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18645/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2091-y
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

BACKGROUND:Dengue remains a serious public health problem in Southeast Asia and has increased 37-fold in Malaysia compared to decades ago. New strategies are urgently needed for early detection and control of dengue epidemics. METHODS:We conducted a two year study in a high human density dengue-e...