title: Unusual developing sites of dengue vectors and potential epidemiological implications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the unusual breeding sites of two dengue vectors, i.e. Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) and Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti).
  
  
  METHODS
  During the second half of 2010, we performed an occasional survey in rural (Teluk Tempoyak) and urban (Gelugor) areas of Penang Island, Malaysia, to identify cryptic breeding sites.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the rural area, we found heterogeneous immature stages of Ae. albopictus in the water bowl of an encaged bird. We also observed Ae. aegypti eggs deposited in the flush tank of a toilet in the urban area.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that both breeding patterns can increase contact with hosts (humans and birds) and presumably population densities of Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti, thereby potentially boosting the risks for spread and transmission of arboviral diseases.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hamady
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dieng
authors.forename: Rahman G M
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Saifur
authors.forename: Abu Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: M R Che
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Salmah
authors.forename: Al Thbiani
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Tomomitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satho
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miake
authors.forename: Zairi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jaal
authors.forename: Sazaly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.forename: Ronald Enrique
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002947:Cities; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D012424:Rural Population; D014038:Toilet Facilities; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Bird; Breeding sites; Epidemiological implications; Toilet