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The 2006 dengue outbreak in Pakistan was at the time the worst on record. [1] There were 1931 lab-confirmed cases, and 41 confirmed deaths, according to the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. [2] Other sources report a death toll of 52. [3] Most of the cases were from the east, center and north of Karachi, the capital city of Sindh. [4]
Since 2006, studies indicate that dengue fever is on the rise in Pakistan. [5] It is noted throughout the year, peaking at post-monsoon season. [6] Many factors have been cited, including a surge in the principal mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti. and Aedes albopictus [7] [8] However, in 2006, an additional factor may have been the lack of patient management standards, since dengue was a relatively new public health challenge for the country. [7]