Risk of exposure to potential vector mosquitoes for rural workers in Northern Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One major consequence of economic development in South-East Asia has been a rapid expansion of rubber plantations, in which outbreaks of dengue and malaria have occurred. Here we explored the difference in risk of exposure to potential dengue, Japanese encephalitis (JE), and malaria vectors between rubber workers and those engaged in traditional forest activities in northern Laos PDR.

Methodology/principal findings

Adult mosquitoes were collected for nine months in secondary forests, mature and immature rubber plantations, and villages. Human behavior data were collected using rapid participatory rural appraisals and surveys. Exposure risk was assessed by combining vector and human behavior and calculating the basic reproduction number (R0) in different typologies

SUBMITTER: Tangena JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5544251 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature