Wolbachia pipientis : A potential candidate for combating and eradicating dengue epidemics in Pakistan | Zendy

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Wolbachia pipientis : A potential candidate for combating and eradicating dengue epidemics in Pakistan

Author(s) -

Uruj Tahir,

Umair Hassan Khan,

Muhammad Zubair,

Bahar-e-Mustafa

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

asian pacific journal of tropical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491

H-Index - 52

ISSN - 1995-7645

DOI - 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.11.012

Subject(s) - dengue fever , wolbachia , dengue virus , neglected tropical diseases , environmental health , public health , tropical disease , medicine , geography , disease , virology , biology , ecology , host (biology) , nursing , pathology

Dengue virus syndrome is an emerging global health challenge which is endemic in tropical countries like Pakistan. In recent years dengue incidences have increased considerably in different areas of Pakistan with more sever impacts on urban and peri-urban populations. This review is an effort to highlight the changing epidemiology of dengue fever, role of Government of Pakistan in disease management and control using preventive and community based approaches in the region. Moreover, there is an emphasis on application of Wolbachia as novel, inexpensive and environmentally benign candidate for control and eradication of dengue transmitting vectors.

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