Eco-bio-social determinants of Aedes infestation in Dhaka, Bangladesh

摘要

Background: Globally, vector borne diseases are becoming a significant public health problem, with a number of ‘old’ diseases resurging in recent years alongside newly emerging infectious diseases. Among them, Dengue has become most prominent example. While dengue is regarded as one of the most alarming infectious diseases, its resurgence reflects the failure of traditional reductionistic disciplinary approach in understanding dengue disease transmission process as well as in eliminating and controlling dengue vectors (i.e., Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus).