Epidemic dengue hemorrhagic fever in rural Indonesia. III. Entomological studies
Jumali; Sunarto; Gubler, D.J.; Nalim, S.; Eram, S.; Sulianti Saroso, J.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 28(4): 717-724
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 464193 Document Number: 148091
Entomological studies were carried out during a dengue hemorrhagic fever epidemic in Central Java in December 1976. Both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were widely distributed in Bantul, but the latter species was more abundant. Comparative studies on the vector competence of the two species showed that Ae. albopictus had a higher susceptibility than Ae. aegypti to oral infection with all four dengue serotypes. The two species were equally compentent in transmitting the Bantul strain of dengue 3 virus after parenteral infection. The data suggest that Ae. albopictus could have been an important vector in this epidemic, but no direct observations were obtained to define the respective contribution of either Ae. albopictus or Ae. aegypti.