Sarfaraz Ul Haq

• PhD
• Researcher at National Institute of Malaria Research

Background & objectives: Interspecific competition occurs between members of two or more different species and can often have an influence on mosquito populations. Both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stepehensi are container breeding mosquitoes and co-exist which may result in larval competition. In this study, interspecific competition between the ab...

Vector control can play an important role in the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases in endemic diseases. Although the scientific evidence in favour of the effectiveness of fishes in disease control is limited, some field studies and operational use of fishes in certain situations have demonstrated potential of fishes in vector control...

Dengue is one of the most prevalent vector borne diseases in India. Knowledge of prominent breeding sites in a locality is a prerequisite for source reduction for the control of breeding of Aedes mosquito. The present study was carried out to know the container material most suitable for the survival of the Ae. aegypti in different seasons. Three m...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the larval efficacy of Dalbergia sissoo and to identify its most potent part as a larvicide. Different solvent extracts obtained from flowers, seeds and branches of D. sissoo along with market procured shisham oil were tested for their larvicidal potential against An. stephensi larvae. There was an over...

Background & objectives: Certain indigenous fish can play potential role in vector control. The study recorded distribution of Aphanius dispar (Rüppell) in its native habitats in Gujarat, India and evaluated its larval propensity for Indian mosquito vectors.

Mosquito control with the use of insecticides is faced with the challenges of insecticide resistance in disease vectors, community refusal, their high cost, operational difficulties, and environmental concern. In view of this, integrated vector control strategies with the use of larvivorous fishes such as Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) and Gambusia (G...

Mosquito control with the use of insecticides is faced with the challenges of insecticide resistance in diseases vectors, community refusal, their high cost, operational difficulties and environmental concern. In view of the same integrated vector control strategies with the use of larvivorous fishes such as Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) and Gambusia...

Anopheles annularis is widely distributed mosquito species all over the country. An. annularis has been incriminated as a malaria vector in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. In India, it has been reported to play an important role in malaria transmission as a secondary vector in certain parts of Assam, West Benga...

Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) in tribal and rural population of four malaria endemic districts in Bihar and Jharkhand states in respect of malaria were studied. The results of this study showed that most of the respondents (92.5%) were known to malaria and aware of the common symptoms of malaria (82.4%) like fever, shivering and cold etc....

Certain indigenous fish can play potential role in vector control. The study recorded distribution of Aphanius dispar (Rüppell) in its native habitats in Gujarat, India and evaluated its larval propensity for Indian mosquito vectors. Fishes were surveyed in various districts of Gujarat and samples were collected from coastal habitats and were ident...

ABSTRACT Since the early 1990s, dengue has emerged as a serious public heath problem throughout Gujarat State. Five years back, there was no concrete strategy to prevent/control dengue/DHF. Vector control was a part of the malaria control strategy. As no comprehensive study in respect of dengue vector was conducted in the rural areas of Gujarat, w...

Two bacterial larvicide (bio-larvicide) formulations--Bacticide and VectoBac containing viable endospores and delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis H-14 were evaluated in 2001 for their mosquito larvicidal efficacy under the operational conditions of urban malaria control programme in Surat city, India. Larvicides were applied a...

Studies on mosquito breeding and its control through Gambusia affinis in nursery and paddy fields after transplantation of seedlings were carried out during June to October 1991 in about 10 ha rice field area. Six anopheline species, viz. An. culicifacies, An. annularis, An. subpictus, An. nigerrimus, An. barbirostris and An. aconitus, and four cul...

A survey of fishes in Shahjahanpur in different aquatic habitats revealed 35 indigenous fish species. Out of 35 fish species, 24 were found feeding on mosquito larvae of which 6 species, viz. Chela bacaila, Puntius stigma, Rasbora daniconius, Esomus danricus, Colisa fasciatus and Danio sp., had good larvivorous potential. Most of the fish species p...

In villages of District Shahjahanpur, 122 decentralized Gambusia multiplication ponds were established to cover the need of the entire district. Profuse breeding of Gambusia was observed in these ponds. The fishes are being successfully used in mosquito control all over the district. In July 1990 there was a widespread flood due to which 70 Gambusi...

Culture of Gambusia affinis along with carps in fish culture practice in village ponds in Shahjahanpur distt., U.P., has revealed very little difference in fish productivity (1539 kg/ha in ponds with Gambusia, 1572 kg/ha in ponds without Gambusia). The growth and survival of Gambusia were found to be good in most of the composite fish culture ponds...