1Department of Biology Lampung University, Lampung Indonesia
2Departement of Biology, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.
2015,
Vol. 3 No. 1, 14-17
DOI: 10.12691/ajidm-3-1-3
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Emantis Rosa, Dahelmi, Siti Salmah, Syamsuardi. Detection of Transovarial Dengue Virus with
RT-PCR in
Aedes albopictus (Skuse) Larvae Inhabiting Phytotelmata in Endemic DHF Areas in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2015; 3(1):14-17. doi: 10.12691/ajidm-3-1-3.
Correspondence to: Emantis Rosa, Department of Biology Lampung University, Lampung Indonesia. Email:
unicicha@yahoo.comAbstract
Transovarial dengue virus detection by RT-PCR in Ae.albopictus larvae that inhabit Phytotelmata has been conducted in several dengue endemic areas in West Sumatra. The purpose of this study was to determine whether larval Ae. albopictus inhabiting Phytotelmata is a potential transmitter of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). The results concluded that Ae.albopictus larvae which inhabited Phytotelmata positively contained two serotypes of dengue virus (DEN-1) and (DEN-4) which has the potential to transmit and spread DHF.
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