Abstract
BACKGROUND Populations of Aedes mosquitoes can be managed through reductions in adult mosquito survival and number of off-spring produced. Both can be simultaneously reduced by capturing gravid female Aedes with sticky gravid traps. Mosquito Autocidal Traps (MyMat) are a low-cost container with sticky rings on the inner surface to attract and capture the adult mosquitoes. The aim of this study was to report the preliminary effect of MyMAT in the number of dengue cases reported in the Taman Bemban Jaya and Taman Muhibbah Fasa 3, Jasin Melaka 2018. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional study from 26 March 2016 to 2nd April 2017 in 2 dengue outbreak areas in Jasin District. Hundred MyMat were placed randomly indoors and outdoors per locality. Data were collected from the observation sheet and web-based reporting system. RESULTS A total of 12,374 female Aedes mosquitoes was collected throughout the study. The density of mosquitoes collected higher on trapped placed indoor (52.3%) compared to outdoors (47.7%). There were reductions in the number of dengue cases reported after implementation of MyMat. Taman Bemban Jaya showed 100% (2015:15 cases, 2018: no case) reduction and 92% reduction for Taman Muhibbah Fasa 3 (2015:12 cases, 2018:1 case). No outbreaks were reported after one year of MyMat implementation. CONCLUSION These preliminary findings suggest that MyMat might reduce virus transmission by reducing mosquito density and furthermore reduce the number of dengue cases reported. It can be used to complement source reduction efforts in controlling transmission.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-135,
title = {Can Malaysia Mosquito Autocidal Traps Help to Reduce Dengue Cases? Preliminary Assessment, Jasin 2018},
author = {Intan Azura Mhd Din and Normadiah Jabar and Ili Dayana Sudirman},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {BACKGROUND Populations of Aedes mosquitoes can be managed through reductions in adult mosquito survival and number of off-spring produced. Both can be simultaneously reduced by capturing gravid female Aedes with sticky gravid traps. Mosquito Autocidal Traps (MyMat) are a low-cost container with sticky rings on the inner surface to attract and capture the adult mosquitoes. The aim of this study was to report the preliminary effect of MyMAT in the number of dengue cases reported in the Taman Bemban Jaya and Taman Muhibbah Fasa 3, Jasin Melaka 2018. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional study from 26 March 2016 to 2nd April 2017 in 2 dengue outbreak areas in Jasin District. Hundred MyMat were placed randomly indoors and outdoors per locality. Data were collected from the observation sheet and web-based reporting system. RESULTS A total of 12,374 female Aedes mosquitoes was collected throughout the study. The density of mosquitoes collected higher on trapped placed indoor (52.3%) compared to outdoors (47.7%). There were reductions in the number of dengue cases reported after implementation of MyMat. Taman Bemban Jaya showed 100% (2015:15 cases, 2018: no case) reduction and 92% reduction for Taman Muhibbah Fasa 3 (2015:12 cases, 2018:1 case). No outbreaks were reported after one year of MyMat implementation. CONCLUSION These preliminary findings suggest that MyMat might reduce virus transmission by reducing mosquito density and furthermore reduce the number of dengue cases reported. It can be used to complement source reduction efforts in controlling transmission.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Jasin Melaka, Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Jasin, Cawangan Penyakit Bawaan Vektor, Melaka},
keywords = {apcph2019, dengue cases, female Aedes, MyMat, outbreaks},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}