Assessing the Risk of Dengue Fever based on the Epidemiological, Environmental and Entomological Variables

Dengue fever is an infectious vector-borne disease in Malaysia. Descriptive spatial analysis indicated the DF infection was normally distributed in urban area. As for the environmental attributes, there was no significant difference except for the existence of abandoned houses across the study area. As for breeding index, it was found to be high in all temporal indices in the locality. However, it was noteworthy that there was a significant difference in the preferred breeding containers in all temporal risk indices. As a conclusion, the risk factors for Aedes mosquito breeding sites should be considered in carrying an effective vector control.