title: Wolbachia pipientis: A potential candidate for combating and eradicating dengue epidemics in Pakistan.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Electronic address: urujtahirjavaid@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Uruj
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Umair Hassan
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Saad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zubair
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan.
authors.lastname: Bahar-E-Mustafa
keywords: Antiviral agents; Biological control; Chemical methods; Dengue; Pakistan; Wolbachia pipientis