ISCEP 2026 At Sunway Putra Hotel 17-18 August 2026
ABSTRACT
POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
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DISRUPTING THE CYCLE: FIELD EFFICACY AND ENTOMOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE AEDES TECH MOSQUITO HOME SYSTEM (AMHS) IN JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA
Siti Saodah IBRAHIM, Emira Izzati ABDUL AZIZ, Haidar Rizal TOHA', Ropish JARA'EE²
Vahor Bahru District Health Office Johar Baba Johor, Malaya "Johor State Health Department, lahor Bahru, Johor, Malaya "[email protected]
ABSTRACT
Dengue fever remains a major public health concern in Malaysia, with Johor consistently recording among the highest cumulative dengue cases nationwide. Johor Bahru contributes a substantial proportion of dengue cases within the state, highlighting the need for more sustainable and effective vector control strategies beyond conventional approaches. This study evaluated the field efficacy and entomological impact of the Andes Tech Mosquito Home System (AMHS) in reducing Aedes mosquito populations within dengue outbreak localities in Johor Bahru The AMHS is an eco-friendly autodissemination system developed as an alternative intervention within the integrated vector management (IVM) approach. Baseline entomological surveillance was conducted using conventional ovitraps during the pre- intervention phase, followed by ovitrap monitoring at the 18th week (mid-intervention). The AMHS was then deployed for 36 weeks, followed by post-intervention ovitrap surveillance Entomological parameters, including the Ovitrap Index (01), AMHS Index, Hatching Index (HI), and adult emergence percentage, were evaluated at six-week intervals. Data were analysed using paired sample t-tests with statistical significance set at p50.05. The results showed a significant reduction (ps0.05) in mosquito population density between the pre- and post-intervention phases. The Hatching Index in the AMHS was significantly lower [ps0.06) compared with conventional evitraps. In addition, the majority of mosquito eggs collected from the AMHS failed to develop into adult mosquitoes, indicating the effective inhibition of adult emergence. These findings indicate that the AMHS is effective in suppressing Aedes mosquito populations in dengue outbreak areas in Johor Bahru. The AMHS possesses strong potential as a sustainable and environmentally friendly supplementary vector control intervention to support dengue prevention and IVM programmes.
Keywords: Aedes Tech Mosquito Horse System (AMS), integrated vector management (VM), Aedes population, Ovitap Index vector contrel
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