Abstract
In Pakistan, water storage bodies are often the most plentiful and active habitats of immature stages of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are blood feeding type of vectors that bite a particular host and suck blood. As a result, these vectors transmit disease causing agents to the host system. The most common mosquitoes borne viral diseases in Pakistan are Chicken gunya, Dengue fever, west nile and Zika fever. These diseases are common in low and poor living standard areas. Death rate increases due to more attack of these fatal diseases. Mosquitoes breeding sites are water bodies, discarded tyres, water tanks, bottles, cups and ant traps. Various environmental agents i.e. temperature fluctuations and water resources, now increase the rate of mosquitos in most areas of Pakistan. There is a lack of basic medical education and knowledge about its pervention techniques in mosquito affected areas in Pakistan. The purpose of this review is to highlight the current status of emerging mosquito borne viral diseases in Pakistan, i.e. Chicken gunya, Dengue fever, est nile and Zika fever. There is more need of prevention strategies and understanding about factors involved in spreading of mosquito borne diseases.
Highlights
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant, fresh, standing water often found around t he home
A researcher identifies the biodiversity of mosquitoes by using the morphological characters in Pakistan, which are important for the transmission of viral diseases (Reisen et al, 1982; Mousson et al, 2005)
Different type of diseases caused by the different genera’s of mosquitoes such as dengue fever, yellow fever, chicken gunya and zika fever are transmitted by Aedes, and malaria is caused by anopheles
Summary
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant, fresh, standing water often found around t he home. A researcher identifies the biodiversity of mosquitoes by using the morphological characters in Pakistan, which are important for the transmission of viral diseases (Reisen et al, 1982; Mousson et al, 2005). Different type of diseases caused by the different genera’s of mosquitoes such as dengue fever, yellow fever, chicken gunya and zika fever are transmitted by Aedes, and malaria is caused by anopheles. Pakistan is a subtropical country and has very high fauna of vectors like mosquitoes, due to the presence of agricultural land, open network system of irrigation, and river provides breeding to these vectors (Ilahi et al, 2013). Diseases in Pakistan, like chicken gunya, dengue fever, West Nile, Zika and Malaria
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