Water Resources Helps İn The Expansion Of Mosquitoes Colonies

Atif Haroon (), Tayyaba Yaseen, Aqarab Husnain, Mehran Mehfooz, Muhammad Husnain Jarar, Usama Naveed and Faraz Khalid
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Atif Haroon: Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tayyaba Yaseen: Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Aqarab Husnain: Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mehran Mehfooz: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanAuthor-Name: Muhammad Umer Umair
Muhammad Husnain Jarar: Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Usama Naveed: Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Faraz Khalid: Department of Centre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Big Data In Water Resources Engineering (BDWRE), 2020, vol. 1, issue 1, 16-21

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.

Keywords: Vector Borne; Mosquito; Chicken Gunya; Dengue Fever; West Nile; Zika Fever (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26480/bdwre.01.2020.16.21

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