Spatial distribution and insecticide susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in dengue affected urban areas of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Background & objectives: Dengue is one of the most common arthropod-borne viral diseases which is transmitted mainly by two vector species, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus 1762) and Ae. albopictus (Skuse, 1894) worldwide. As there is no effective medicine and vaccine available, vector control remains th...

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Main Authors: Ali Arslan, Hamayun Rashid Rathor, Muhammad Uzair Mukhtar, Shumaila Mushtaq, Adil Bhatti, Muhammad Asif, Israr Arshad, Jam Farooq Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2016;volume=53;issue=2;spage=136;epage=143;aulast=Arslan