ISCEP 2026 At Sunway Putra Hotel 17-18 August 2026
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ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
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STRENGTHENING BORDER HEALTH SECURITY THROUGH INTEGRATED VECTOR SURVEILLANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PENGKALAN KUBOR INTERNATIONAL POINT OF ENTRY, MALAYSIA (2023-2025)
Md Yunus SYARIFAH NADWAH, Hassan HASNEEZAH, Djoharnis JUNAIDI', Harun MOHAMAD HAFIZ, Mohd Wajiah MOHD KHAIRUL HANAN', Mohd Nordin NUR AKMARINA, Mohd Jaafar NORJAIZA²
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Tampa District Health Office Tessa Kelan Kelas State Health Department, Kota Bhanu K
Vector-borne diseases remain a significant public health concern at international points of entry (PoE) due to the potential introduction and cross-border spread of disease vectors and reservoirs. In accordance with the International Health Regulations (HR 2005), entomological risk assessments (ERAs) are conducted to support surveillance and risk assessment activities within PoEs and the surrounding areas. This study presents findings from three years of annual ERAS conducted at the Pengkalan Kubar International Point of Entry, Kelantan, Malaysia, between 2023 and 2025. The assessments included larval surveys, ovitrap monitoring and rodent trapping. Larval surveys were conducted to determine the Aedes Index (A) Breteau Index (B), and Container Index (C), while captured rodents were identified to the species level and examined for flea infestation. A total of 34 positive Aedes breeding sites were identified. comprising Aedes albopicts (76.5%). Aedes aegypti (20.0%), and mixed breeding species (2.9%). The principal breeding habitats were discarded containers and water storage containers. The annual AL, B, and Cl values were 3214, 64.0, and 13.63 in 2023: 8.82, 150, and 3.63 in 2024 and 33.33, 410, and 12.04 in 2025, respectively. Ten rodents were captured, predominantly Rat ratus (60.0%). No flea infestation was detected (Flea Index=0). The predominance of Aedes albopictus and the persistence of breeding habitats in artificial containers indicate a continued receptivity to Aedes-borne diseases. The absence of fea infestations indicates a negligible risk of plague transmission. Sustained surveillance and targeted vector control interventions remain essential to strengthen border health security and support compliance with IHR (2005).
Keywords: Aedes albopictus Aedes aegypti entomological risk assessment (ERAS) peint of entry (PE) survelance, Kelentas
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