Factors influencing Anopheles larval habitats in Kudat District, Sabah, Malaysia

A longitudinal survey of Anopheles larval habitats was conducted in adjoining areas Kampung Marabahai, Nangka, Paradason and Tuboh Kudat District, Sabah from May 2015 to April 2016. Ninety-five out 368 breeding sampled were positive for larvae. The significant physicochemical factors that associated with the presence larvae were: turbidity, shadiness, water vegetation, surface area, temperature, pH (negative log hydrogen ion concentration), Electrical Conductivity (EC). Thus, this paper highlighted characteristic mosquito emphasis on An. balabacensis, vector Plasmodium knowlesi malaria, could be targeted surveillance studies control interventions.