Saima Batool, Imtinan Akram Khan, Shoaib Ali Hassan, Aijaz Ali, Saima Hamid, Samina Naeem Khalid.
Determination of insecticide susceptibility/resistance status of anopheline mosquitoes in district mirpur aj&k.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;4(2):36-40.

Background: The lack of base line data and status of susceptibility\ Resistance of insecticide in Anopheline mosquitoes in district Mirpur AJK. Method: Species were identied by using standard taxonomic keys. These studies were carried out during the Year 2013 from district Mirpur AJK. For the determination of insecticide susceptibility/resistance status use the WHO recommended test kits. Results: The primary vector of malaria in AJ&K which is Anopheles culicifacies and An. stephensi but the proportion of An. culicifacies was high as compared to An. stephensi. Susceptibility test were conducted on primary and suspected malaria vector in AJK by using WHO recommended susceptibility/resistance test kit and following guide line Insecticide impregnated papers with diagnostic dose of 4% DDT, 5% malathion 0.05% lambdacyhalothrin 0.05% deltamethrin and 0.75% permethrin according to WHO interpretation. Conclusion: Resistance/Susceptibility status of Anopheles mosquitoes has not yet established in Mirpur district so this study will provide baseline data on Resistance/Susceptibility status of Anopheles. This was the preliminary survey of insecticide resistance/susceptibility of Anopheles species in District Mirpur. Insecticide resistance was observed in malaria vector species An. culicifaces against 4% DDT, 5% malathion 0.05% lambdacyhalothrin 0.05% deltamethrin and 0.75% Permethrin according to WHO interpretation. This survey generates record of different species of Anopheles in the district Mirpur. It provide evidence base data on insecticide resistance, which enable to follow trends in susceptibility status in this area and will also serve as a base for resistance management interventions. In view of the present status of the resistance in disease vector, the development and implementation of comparatively new strategies for integrated vector management (IVM), needs to be planned in light of the data of this study. (Pak J Public Health 2014; 4(2):28-32) Key words: Anopheles, Malaria, Susceptibility status of malaria vector, Integrated vector management.

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