Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia

Inadequate knowledge regarding the risk factors and their interaction is the key problem to face dengue threat. An efficient control of its vectors requires a deep understanding of ecological, physiological and molecular components of their population dynamics. In view with this inference, the study...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rahman, G.M. Saifur
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/45670/1/G.M.%20SAIFUR%20RAHMAN_HJ.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-usm-ep.45670
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-usm-ep.456702019-10-16T01:52:03Z Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia 2012-01 Rahman, G.M. Saifur QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Inadequate knowledge regarding the risk factors and their interaction is the key problem to face dengue threat. An efficient control of its vectors requires a deep understanding of ecological, physiological and molecular components of their population dynamics. In view with this inference, the study was conducted both, in the field and the laboratory to explore the vector population situation and the interrelated factors involve in their survival, fecundity and mortality. A yearlong larval surveillance in 9 residential areas representing from urban, sub-urban and rural habitats in Penang Island indicated abundant vector population (BI = 79.6 and HI = 44.4) including both, Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The higher numbers of dengue cases were reported from Ae. aegypti dominated areas that comprised a greater proportion (60%) of the vector population in urban areas, moderate to low in suburban areas and absent from rural areas. They showed equal preference and fitness for breeding indoors and outdoors (7-9 gonotrophic cycles). Aedes albopictus is the only vector in rural areas, found equally both indoors and outdoors, dominant in suburban areas and still competing with Ae. aegypti in outdoor habitats in urban areas. It attained a high population in rural areas through increased gonotrophic activity (up to 14 cycles) by indoor habiting individuals together with increased night time biting activity. 2012-01 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45670/ http://eprints.usm.my/45670/1/G.M.%20SAIFUR%20RAHMAN_HJ.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
collection	USM Institutional Repository
language	English
topic	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution)
spellingShingle	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution) Rahman, G.M. Saifur Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
description	Inadequate knowledge regarding the risk factors and their interaction is the key problem to face dengue threat. An efficient control of its vectors requires a deep understanding of ecological, physiological and molecular components of their population dynamics. In view with this inference, the study was conducted both, in the field and the laboratory to explore the vector population situation and the interrelated factors involve in their survival, fecundity and mortality. A yearlong larval surveillance in 9 residential areas representing from urban, sub-urban and rural habitats in Penang Island indicated abundant vector population (BI = 79.6 and HI = 44.4) including both, Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The higher numbers of dengue cases were reported from Ae. aegypti dominated areas that comprised a greater proportion (60%) of the vector population in urban areas, moderate to low in suburban areas and absent from rural areas. They showed equal preference and fitness for breeding indoors and outdoors (7-9 gonotrophic cycles). Aedes albopictus is the only vector in rural areas, found equally both indoors and outdoors, dominant in suburban areas and still competing with Ae. aegypti in outdoor habitats in urban areas. It attained a high population in rural areas through increased gonotrophic activity (up to 14 cycles) by indoor habiting individuals together with increased night time biting activity.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Rahman, G.M. Saifur
author_facet	Rahman, G.M. Saifur
author_sort	Rahman, G.M. Saifur
title	Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
title_short	Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
title_full	Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia
title_sort	recent ecological, physiological and protein profile of the dengue vector population in penang island, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.usm.my/45670/1/G.M.%20SAIFUR%20RAHMAN_HJ.pdf
_version_	1747821543841333248

Recent Ecological, Physiological And Protein Profile Of The Dengue Vector Population In Penang Island, Malaysia

Similar Items