Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2015 Dec;8(12):989-998. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.11.012. Epub 2015 Nov 14.
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.
登革热病毒综合征是一种全球性的健康挑战,在巴基斯坦等热带国家流行。近年来,巴基斯坦不同地区的登革热发病率显著上升,对城市和城郊人口的影响更为严重。本综述旨在强调登革热流行病学的变化,以及巴基斯坦政府在该地区利用预防和社区为基础的方法来管理和控制疾病所发挥的作用。此外,本综述还强调了沃尔巴克氏体作为一种新型、廉价且环境友好的候选物,可用于控制和消灭传播登革热的媒介。