Publications by authors named "Yan Naung Maung Maung"
Article Synopsis
- Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a dangerous mosquito-borne illness prevalent in the Yangon region of Myanmar, with no specific treatment available and high case fatality rates.
- A study conducted in 2019 surveyed 600 parents/guardians of children aged 1-15 to assess their knowledge and perceptions about JE and its vaccination, revealing that 38% had good knowledge, 55% viewed JE as serious for young children, and 59% believed the vaccine to be effective.
- The research found that vaccination coverage in the surveyed households was high at 97%, indicating a need for intensified education programs to maintain awareness and ensure ongoing vaccination against JE.
High vaccination coverage, inadequate knowledge and high vector density: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar.
F1000Res
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a serious mosquito-borne disease with no specific treatment, and awareness of it among parents in the Yangon region of Myanmar is limited.
- A community-based study conducted in 2019 found that 38% of the 600 parents/guardians surveyed had good knowledge of JE, while 55% recognized it as a serious threat to children, and 59% believed the vaccine was effective.
- The study revealed a high vaccination coverage of 97% among children aged 1-15, suggesting the need for intensified education programs to maintain this coverage and further reduce JE incidence in the community.
Background: Mosquito-borne diseases are prevalent in Myanmar, with the number of dengue cases showing a significant increase in recent years. Dengue vectors have developed resistance to insecticides and currently used larvicides show only short-term effectiveness. As a result, an alternative larvicide is urgently needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Within the last century, increases in human movement and globalization of trade have facilitated the establishment of several highly invasive mosquito species in new geographic locations with concurrent major environmental, economic and health consequences. The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an extremely invasive and aggressive daytime-biting mosquito that is a major public health threat throughout its expanding range.
Methodology/principal Findings: We used 13 nuclear microsatellite loci (on 911 individuals) and mitochondrial COI sequences to gain a better understanding of the historical and contemporary movements of Ae.
Recent advances in sequencing allow population-genomic data to be generated for virtually any species. However, approaches to analyse such data lag behind the ability to generate it, particularly in nonmodel species. Linkage disequilibrium (LD, the nonrandom association of alleles from different loci) is a highly sensitive indicator of many evolutionary phenomena including chromosomal inversions, local adaptation and geographical structure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Single amino acid substitutions in the voltage-gated sodium channel associated with pyrethroid resistance constitute one of the main causative factors of knockdown resistance in insects. The kdr gene has been observed in several mosquito species; however, point mutations in the para gene of Aedes aegypti populations in Myanmar have not been fully characterized. The aim of the present study was to determine the types and frequencies of mutations in the para gene of Aedes aegypti collected from used tires in Yangon City, Myanmar.
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