Medical Entomology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
School of Quantitative Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, UUM Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2022 Apr-Jun;59(2):139-144. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.335727.
Malaysia Mosquito Autocidal Trap (MyMAT) is a green technology Aedes mosquito trap that does not use harmful chemical substances. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of MyMAT in reducing dengue cases and relating the cases to rainfall. An experimental field study was conducted for 42 weeks at Pangsapuri Nilam Sari, Shah Alam, Selangor. A total of 624 MyMAT was allocated at four blocks: inside each apartment and outside at the corridors in each level. Mosquito and rainfall data were collected weekly using MyMAT and a mobile rain gauge, respectively. The dengue cases data was retrieved from the e-dengue system obtained from the Malaysia Ministry of Health. The findings showed that MyMAT could catch 97% of Aedes mosquitoes and reduced dengue cases on average of 78%, indicating MyMAT is a reliable Aedes mosquito trap. Interestingly the findings also revealed a significant relationship between dengue cases, the number of Aedes mosquitoes, and rainfall. This week notified dengue cases increased when last two weeks mosquitoes increased due to previous two weeks rainfall increment. Thus indicating an indirect but significant relationship between this week notified dengue cases with the last four weeks rainfall. These relationships can be used in establishing a dengue outbreak forecasting model, which can act as an early warning system.
马来西亚自动诱蚊器（MyMAT）是一种绿色技术的伊蚊诱蚊器，不使用有害的化学物质。本研究旨在评估 MyMAT 在减少登革热病例方面的效率，并将病例与降雨量联系起来。在雪兰莪州沙阿拉姆的 Pangsapuri Nilam Sari 进行了为期 42 周的实验性现场研究。总共分配了 624 个 MyMAT，分布在四个街区：每个公寓内和每个楼层走廊外。使用 MyMAT 和移动雨量计每周收集蚊子和降雨量数据。登革热病例数据从马来西亚卫生部获得的电子登革热系统中检索。研究结果表明，MyMAT 可以捕获 97%的伊蚊，并将登革热病例平均减少 78%，这表明 MyMAT 是一种可靠的伊蚊诱蚊器。有趣的是，研究结果还显示出登革热病例、伊蚊数量和降雨量之间存在显著关系。当上周蚊子数量增加，而前两周降雨量增加时，本周通知的登革热病例增加。这表明本周通知的登革热病例与过去四周的降雨量之间存在间接但显著的关系。这些关系可用于建立登革热爆发预测模型，作为预警系统。
