Studies on the Japanese encephalitis vectors in Amphoe Muang, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.
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1989-03-01
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From February 1987 to January 1988, biological and ecological studies were made to obtain the basic knowledge of Japanese encephalitis vectors, Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. gelidus, and Cx. fuscocephala, in Amphoe Muang, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The following results were found. Peaks in the population densities of the vectors as measured four times a month, by UV-light trap and human-baited trap collections, occurred during rainy season. The JE vectors in rural areas showed a sharp rise in the population in July when most of the rice fields were ploughed and a marked decline in mosquito population densities occurred after transplanting in August when the fields were flooded. The average number of larvae plus pupae per m2 in rice fields was highest in July when the fields were ploughed, but in the period from transplanting to harvesting (August to November), the densities were very low. Daily survival rates of the adult females, as estimated from parous rates, were mostly as high as 0.7 throughout the year.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Somboon P, Choochote W, Khamboonruang C, Keha P, Suwanphanit P, Sukontasan K, Chaivong P. Studies on the Japanese encephalitis vectors in Amphoe Muang, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1989 Mar; 20(1): 9-17