Studies on Japanese encephalitis vector mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia.
Mosquito collections were carried out from May to June 1992 and from September to December 1992 in an area where a case of Japanese encephalitis was confirmed. A total of 40,072 mosquitoes belonging to 35 species and 8 genera were collected. The dominant species in that locality were Culex vishnui, Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex pseudovishnui, Culex gelidus, Aedes butleri, and Mansonia uniformis.
Vythilingam
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Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Singh
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Mahadevan
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Zaridah
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Ong
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Abidin
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D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000382:microbiology; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000502:physiology; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D008296:Malaysia; D011157:Population Dynamics