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Name:  Yudthana Samung

Position: Researcher

Department: Medical Entomology

yudthana.sam@mahidol.ac.th



Last updated: January 18, 2023


Field of Expertise

Field of Specialization/Expertise

Medical Entomology, Field study


Current Research

The International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) grant: Southeast Asia Center of Excellence for Malaria Research.

Investigating the sylvatic transmission and reservoir potential of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses of long-tailed macaques proximal to human populations of Thailand and Cambodia.

A clinical study to assess the feasibility of a controlled human Plasmodium vivax malaria infection model through experimental sporozoite infection in Thai adults.

Technology transfer of research and development for essential oils of Lisea cubeba, Qinghao (Artemisia annua) and kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) as mosquito repellents for control of mosquito-borne diseases to local communities of northern, southern and northeastern Thailand.

Population dynamic of the dengue vectors and dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, in urban and suburban areas.

Molecular identification of Anopheles sundaicus in natural breeding sources, the coastal area of Andaman and the Gulf of Thailand.

Dynamic and temporal structure of the troglobitic fauna of medically important insects and arthropods in caves of Kanchanaburi Province.

DNA Bank of mosquito vectors of Thailand.

Feeding behavior, ecological studies and molecular identification of Anopheles dirus complex in man-made habitat

Study of genetic variation for identification of Mansonia mosquitoes in Thailand by molecular techniques.