Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health Journal

Objective: The main objective of this study is to assess the temporal characteristics of Aedes indices from 2011 to 2016 in order to establish a reference data that can be used to predict the occurrence of dengue in Penang

Method: This study applied an integrated epidemiological study design to investigate the temporal distribution of Aedes indices. Retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted (2011 to 2016) to analyze the data with variation in terms of location and time.

Result: Based on the plot of monthly average of AI in Penang showed a consistent increasing in both zones especially in mainland area. All district had different temporal AI pattern and each year has shown a dramatic increase of this indicator.

Conclusion: Our findings have provided the profile selective elimination of vector habitat thus minimizing of AI trends in Penang. This useful outcome enables for the risk of dengue outbreak.