pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian toksikologi & risiko kesihatan (core)
hida@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
My research journey has always revolved around mosquitoes, particularly Aedes mosquitoes, the primary vectors of dengue. I am deeply fascinated by their biology and ecology, and more importantly, how this knowledge can be translated into effective vector control strategies. From the start, my passion has been to bridge scientific understanding with real-world solutions that impact public health and community well-being.
Over the years, my expertise has been sought by various stakeholders in vector control, including the Ministry of Health, Department of Health, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, and several industries such as BASF (a renowned international chemical company), EntoGeneX Sdn. Bhd., and New Wave Communications Sdn. Bhd. I have served as a resource person on numerous occasions, offering insights and guidance on mosquito and dengue-related issues.
I have also led and participated in numerous community service initiatives. One of the most significant was the Dengue-Free Community project (Komuniti Bebas Denggi), a flagship program under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI). However, a particularly meaningful experience was leading the Post-Flood Humanitarian Mission to Gua Musang, Kelantan (2014–2015). There, we conducted psychological assessments and therapy for flood survivors—especially schoolchildren—and helped clean and rehabilitate schools and public areas in Kampung Pasir Tumbuh, Kampung Bertam Lama, and Kampung Limau Kasturi.
My research has since evolved to include the behavioral aspects of dengue control. I have explored the sustainability of Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) strategies, empowering communities to actively participate in dengue prevention. Through this work, I have had the opportunity to contribute to national policy as a panelist for the Aedes Mosquito Control Guidelines 2016–2020 by the Ministry of Health Malaysia. To date, I have trained over 500 individuals to become “Dengue Busters” and COMBI team members in Selangor—community l
sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. coln-gonzlez, masahiro hashizume. (2025). extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021. - plos neglected tropical diseases. 1 - 14.
rezki sabrina masse, indra vythilingam, kimberly fornace, hidayatulfathi othman, xiaoyue liu, abdul jabir jaafar, mohd khadri shahar, nurul asmaa abdul rahman, ainul huda khairul azman, nantha kumar jeyaprakasam. (2025). impact of environmental factors on the bionomics of anopheles mosquito vectors of zoonotic malaria: a narrative review. - one health. 1 - 11.
madihah, mohd afzal; tang, shirley gee hoon; hidayatulfathi, othman; rahman, heshu sulaiman. (2025). green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using lemon myrtle: characterization and mosquito larvicidal potential. - postgraduate colloquium 2025. .
nurul syafiqahizzati binti ab khalim, shirley gee hoon tang, hidayatulfathi othman, shiow fern ng, azlan kamari, sharifah nur shahirah binti syed abdul hamid and mohd ridzuan bin janudin. (2025). lemon myrtle essential oil nanoemulsion: a next-generation nano-larvicide for sustainable dengue vector control. - research and innovation day 2025 (hapi 2025). .
ab khalim nurul syafiqahizzati1, shirley gee hoon tang, hidayatulfathi othman, shiow fern ng, siaw kim chua, azlan kamari, sharifah nur shahirah binti syed abdul hamid, mohd ridzuan bin janudin and heshu sulaiman rahman. (2025). phyto-nanoemulsion of lemon myrtle essential oil: development and larvicidal efficacy against aedes aegypti l.. - 5th international conference on advances in medical science (icams 2025). .
sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. coln-gonzlez, masahiro hashizume. (2025). extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021. - plos neglected tropical diseases. 1 - 14.
shazelin alipitchay, muhammad aswad alias, sharifah nur shahirah syed abdul hamid, rabizah hamzah, norain mansor, nurulhusna ab. hamid, hidayatulfathi othman. (2025). temporal and interaction dynamics of dengue cases, entomological and meteorological variables in melaka, malaysia: a multivariate time series analysis. - plos one. 1 - 23.
rezki sabrina masse, indra vythilingam, kimberly fornace, hidayatulfathi othman, xiaoyue liu, abdul jabir jaafar, mohd khadri shahar, nurul asmaa abdul rahman, ainul huda khairul azman, nantha kumar jeyaprakasam. (2025). impact of environmental factors on the bionomics of anopheles mosquito vectors of zoonotic malaria: a narrative review. - one health. 1 - 11.
nurul adilah samsudin, nurul athirah naserrudin, norhafizah karim, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, rozita hod, ching sin siau, muhammad norhanizam harif, badrul hisham abd. samad, zul-izzat ikhwan zaini. (2024). exploring community behaviours and stakeholder challenges in engaging communities with dengue prevention behaviour in malaysia: implementation research for a qualitative study with a community-based participatory research design. - bmj open. 1-10.
nurul adilah samsudin, hidayatulfathi othman, ching sin siau and zul izzat ikhwan zaini. (2024). exploring community needs in combating aedes mosquitoes and dengue fever: a study with urban community in the recurrent hotspot area. - bmc public health. 1 - 12.
madihah, m. a., tang, s. g. h., mariappan, v., jufri, n. f., hidayatulfathi, o., rahman, h. s.. (2025). optimization of reaction parameters for the biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles mediated by backhousia citriodora aqueous extract. - applied ecology and environmental research. 1203 - 1221.
nabila adlina nasruddin, nur raihana ithnin, hidayatulfathi binti othman, zatul-iffah binti abu hasan & norashiqin misni. (2024). green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous fruit peel extract of citrus aurantifolia: optimization, its characterization and stability test. - sains malaysiana. 1119 - 1131.
siew tin susana wong, azlan kamari, siti najiah mohd yusoff, mohd zobir hussein, hidayatulfathi othman, noorshida mohd ali, esther phillip. (2023). gellan gum and pectin functionalised magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites as nanocarriers for permethrin to control mosquito larvae. - polymer bulletin. 5501-5527.
syamimi omar, norhafizah karim, nur shafarahzatin ramli & hidayatulfathi othman. (2023). impak semburan isi padu ultra-rendah minyak pati piper aduncum l. terhadap populasi vektor denggi di kawasan wabak dan bukan wabak di selangor, malaysia. - sains malaysiana. 2613-2624.
siti nur akmal ghazali, emelia osman, hidayatulfathi othman, syamsa rizal abdullah. (2022). potential application of gustatory receptor 1 (cmeggr1) gene as a molecular marker for identification of chrysomya megacephala (diptera: calliphoridae). - tropical biomedicine. 226-230.
madihah, m. a., tang, s. g. h., mariappan, v., jufri, n. f., hidayatulfathi, o., rahman, h. s.. (2025). optimization of reaction parameters for the biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles mediated by backhousia citriodora aqueous extract. - applied ecology and environmental research. 1203 - 1221.
sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. coln-gonzlez, masahiro hashizume. (2025). extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021. - plos neglected tropical diseases. 1 - 14.
shazelin alipitchay, muhammad aswad alias, sharifah nur shahirah syed abdul hamid, rabizah hamzah, norain mansor, nurulhusna ab. hamid, hidayatulfathi othman. (2025). temporal and interaction dynamics of dengue cases, entomological and meteorological variables in melaka, malaysia: a multivariate time series analysis. - plos one. 1 - 23.
rezki sabrina masse, indra vythilingam, kimberly fornace, hidayatulfathi othman, xiaoyue liu, abdul jabir jaafar, mohd khadri shahar, nurul asmaa abdul rahman, ainul huda khairul azman, nantha kumar jeyaprakasam. (2025). impact of environmental factors on the bionomics of anopheles mosquito vectors of zoonotic malaria: a narrative review. - one health. 1 - 11.
nurul adilah samsudin, hidayatulfathi othman, ching sin siau and zul izzat ikhwan zaini. (2024). exploring community needs in combating aedes mosquitoes and dengue fever: a study with urban community in the recurrent hotspot area. - bmc public health. 1 - 12.
syarif husin lubis, saiful ridzuan, ismarul yusda ishak, hidayatul fathi othman, nihayah mohammed, zariyantey abdul hamid, nor najwatul akmal , norazizah, nurul farahana, shahida, shanti,nor zafirah... (2012). the relationship between time spent on facebook and cumulative grade point average (cgpa) among third year biomedical science students in faculty health sciences, ukm. - procedia-social and behavioral sciences. .
yanti rosli, hidayatulfathi othman, ismarulyusda ishak, syarif husin lubis, nur zakiah mohd. saat, baharudin omar. (2012). self-esteem and academic performance relationship amongst the second year undergraduate students of universiti kebangsaan malaysia, kuala lumpur campus. - procedia - social and behavioral sciences. .
hidayatulfathi othman, asmah hamid, siti balkis budin, nor fadilah rajab. (2011). the effectiveness of learning intervention program among first year students of biomedical science program. - kongres pengajaran dan pembelajaran ukm, 2010;tanjung keling, melaka (procedia social and behavioral sciences). .
muhammad ikram a wahab, hidayatulfathi othman, mohd sham othman, nur faizah abu bakar, yanti rosli. (2023). impact of climate change and environmental hazards on children. - . 37-59.
normah awang, hidayatulfathi binti othman. (2020). keberkesanan sebatian dibutilstanum(iv) dan di-tert-butilstanum(iv) alkilfenilditiokarbamat sebagai larvisid ke atas aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) di makmal. - . 20-51.
dr. hidayatul fathi othman, dr. zainol pawanchee, dr. yahasmida yaacob, dr sharifah salmah syed hussain, dr. surajudeen abiola abdul rahman, dr siti fatimah kader maideen. (2017). chapter five : implementation of control measures. - . 85-100.
syamimi omar, norhafizah karim, nur shafarahzatin ramli & hidayatulfathi othman. (2023). impak semburan isi padu ultra-rendah minyak pati piper aduncum l. terhadap populasi vektor denggi di kawasan wabak dan bukan wabak di selangor, malaysia. - sains malaysiana. 2613-2624.
mohd rohaizat bin hassan;hidayatulfathi binti othman;azmawati binti mohammed nawi;norfazilah binti ahmad;sazman bin wahab;mohd rizam bin abdul rahman;rozita binti hod. (2023). pemerkasaan pendidikan berkaitan pembasmian aedes dan denggi di kalangan pelajar sekolah : my aedes avengers program (my-aap) . - . .
hidayatulfathi othman, zul-'izzat ikhwan zaini, norhafizah karim. (2022). strategi perangi nyamuk aedes dalam masyarakat. - . 230.
normah awang, hidayatulfathi binti othman. (2020). keberkesanan sebatian dibutilstanum(iv) dan di-tert-butilstanum(iv) alkilfenilditiokarbamat sebagai larvisid ke atas aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) di makmal. - . 20-51.
rozita hod, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani. (2020). pengurusan demam denggi: pendekatan ekobiososial. - . 202.
nurul syafiqahizzati binti ab khalim, shirley gee hoon tang, hidayatulfathi othman, shiow fern ng, azlan kamari, sharifah nur shahirah binti syed abdul hamid and mohd ridzuan bin janudin. (2025). lemon myrtle essential oil nanoemulsion: a next-generation nano-larvicide for sustainable dengue vector control. - research and innovation day 2025 (hapi 2025). .
madihah, mohd afzal; tang, shirley gee hoon; hidayatulfathi, othman; rahman, heshu sulaiman. (2025). green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using lemon myrtle: characterization and mosquito larvicidal potential. - postgraduate colloquium 2025. .
ab khalim nurul syafiqahizzati1, shirley gee hoon tang, hidayatulfathi othman, shiow fern ng, siaw kim chua, azlan kamari, sharifah nur shahirah binti syed abdul hamid, mohd ridzuan bin janudin and heshu sulaiman rahman. (2025). phyto-nanoemulsion of lemon myrtle essential oil: development and larvicidal efficacy against aedes aegypti l.. - 5th international conference on advances in medical science (icams 2025). .
wan nur athirah muhammad ghazali , nantha kumar jeyaprakasam, hidayatulfathi othman, shirley tang gee hoon. (2024). elucidating the repellent effects of coleus amboinicus lour . essential oil against aedes aegypti linn. (diptera: culicidae). - mybiomed symposium 2024. .
madihah mohd afzal, shirley gee hoon tang, vanitha mariappan, nurul farhana jufri, hidayahtul othman & heshu sulaiman rahman. (2024). optimization of green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using backhousia citriodora aqueous extract. - 16th medicinal and aromatic plants (maps-16). 48.
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ENTOMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ZOONOTIC SIMIAN MALARIA VECTORS IN ASSOCIATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA. | pejabat kesihatan daerah seremban | 99.5% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| ELUCIDATING THE INSECTICIDAL MECHANISMS OF BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA ESSENTIAL OIL AGAINST AEDES AEGYPTI: A MULTIFACETED APPROACH INTEGRATING ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT, MOLECULAR DOCKING, AND ADMET ANALYSIS | pejabat kesihatan daerah melaka tengah | 45.1% (2024-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |