Wolbachia pipientis: a potential candidate for combating and eradicating dengue epidemics in Pakistan
Autor(es): Tahir, Uruj; Khan, Umair Hassan; Zubair, Muhammad Saad; Bahar-e-Mustafa
Resumo: 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 pen-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.
Palavras-Chave: Dengue; Pakistan; Antiviral agents; Chemical methods; Biological control; Wolbachia pipientis
Imprenta: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, v. 8, n. 12, p. 989-998, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.11.012
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2015
