Anum Jaweria¹ , Fatima Naeem¹ , Momna Malik¹ , Faqeeha Javaid¹ , Qurban Ali¹ , Shahbaz  Ahmad² , Muhammad Fahad Khan¹ , Idrees Ahmad Nasir¹

1 Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan
2 Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan
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Journal of Mosquito Research, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 29   doi: 10.5376/jmr.2016.06.0029
Received: 11 Aug., 2016    Accepted: 17 Aug., 2016    Published: 17 Nov., 2016

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Jaweria A., Naeem F., Malik M., Javaid F., Ali Q., Ahmad S., Khan M.F., and Nasir I.A., 2016, Dengue Fever: causes, prevention and recent advances, Journal of Mosquito Research, 6(29): 1-9 (doi: 10.5376/jmr.2016.06.0029)

Dengue virus (DENV) is the most prevailing arthropod borne pathogen. Its four serotypes are present in tropical regions. It affects about 50 to 100 million population annually. Infection proceeds into Dengue shock syndrome and Dengue hemophilic fever which are more dangerous than dengue fever. Diagnosis and treatment is needed to be done on time to lessen the harmful effects. In this review we will discuss viral structure, life cycle of Dengue virus, its diagnosis, and its prevention and about the recent advances on Dengue research.

Dengue virus; Hemophilic fever; Diagnosis; Syndrome; Viral structure; Recent advances