Table 1 Dengue Vectors (mosquitoes) and their introduction to Pakistan
First Author | Year | Finding | Areas | Found in | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barraud | 1934 | Culicine fauna of British India was published | Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Lahore, Larkana and Karachi in west Pakistan | 1927–32 | 21 |
Qutubuddin | 1960 | First detection of Ae. aegypti | Kohat-Hangu valley | 1949 | 23 |
Khan | 1969, 1971 | A check list on the names and taxonomic position of Culicidae in Pakistan was produced | West Pakistan | 1960 | 22 |
Suleman | 1996 | Suppression of Malaria and Ae. aegypti | All cities that encountered with Malaria and Dengue in the past | After 1950’s | 24 |
Kamimura | 1986 | Re-emergence of Malaria and Dengue | All cities that encountered with Malaria and Dengue previously | From 1980’s | 25 |
Suleman Paul Tariq Tariq | 1996 1998 2000 2010 | Ae. aegypti | Landi Kotal, Karachi | 1996–1997 | 24 26 27 32 |
Mukhtar | 2011 | Dominance of Ae. albopictus over Ae. aegypti | Northern/ sub mountainous areas (500–600 m above sea level) | 2006–2010 | 19 |
Mukhtar | 2011 | Dominance of Ae. aegypti over Ae. albopictus | Central Pakistan region | 2006–2010 | 19 |
Mukhtar Qasam Khan | 2012 2014 2015 | Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus | Muree hills, Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar, Mardan and Buner districts | 2012, 2012–13,2014 | 18 28 29 |
Khan Khan Rasheed | 2016 2017 2013 | Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus | Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, Attock, Haripur, Hasanabdal, Taxilla, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Swat, Buner, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Multan and Hyderabad | 2013, 2014–15 | 5 31 13 |