Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3455341 | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
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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Authors
Uruj Tahir, Umair Hassan Khan, Muhammad Saad Zubair, Bahar-e-Mustafa,