BACKGROUND Although whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci complex) are an important pest of cotton in Pakistan, its taxonomic diversity is poorly understood. As DNA barcoding is an effective tool for resolving species complexes and analyzing species distributions, we used this approach to analyze genetic diversity in the B. tabaci complex and map the distribution of B. tabaci lineages in cotton growing ar...

OBJECTIVE To describe feasibility and results of systematic screening of tuberculosis (TB) patients for HIV. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Six selected sentinel sites (public DOTS clinics) in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. PARTICIPANTS All TB patients aged 16-60 years registered for treatment from April 2008 to March 2012. MEASUREMENT Demographic information of registered TB p...

Tina sore is known by different names in the Punjab and beyond the Indus, e.g., Delhi boil, Lahore sore, Multani sore ; in the Peshawar side of the frontier as Frontier sore, and in Sindh and Baluchistan as a Sindh sore. In the CYs-Indus Punjab, it is a well recognised and not uncommon sore, but its greatest prevalence is beyond the Indus. In Sindh and in Baluchistan it is exceedingly common. D...

sergentomyia (sintonius) clydei (sinton) is for the first time recorded from the endemic localities of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sindh, punjab and n.w.f province (pakistan). in view of the published reports about the detection of encephalitis viruses from the species of the genus sergentomyia franca & theodor from the indian localities and their possible role in kala-azar transmission, the cor...

The narrative review was designed to investigate potential factors that contribute the shortage of primary care and specialty physician workforce in Sindh, Pakistan, how disparity contributes proliferation medical quackery across province. There are serious consequences for patients, putting additional strain on Sindh's healthcare system. Pakistan is one many countries where demand doctors outp...

Cet article entend questionner la pertinence du musée ethnographique en tant que forme muséale, non pas dans son contexte européen, mais postcolonial – une dimension étrangement absente des réflexions sur décolonisation musées ethnographiques à partir cas de province Sindh au Pakistan. Il s’agit ici comprendre comment les participent d’un processus folklorisation culture Sindh, via notamment re...

Measles outbreaks have been reported in various parts of the world; however, they have not claimed as many lives as in Pakistan (2012-2013). These outbreaks started in December 2012 in Sindh Province and spread afterwards to the north of country (Punjab province). The outbreaks claimed about 321 lives in the year 2013. This article gives an overview of this epidemic, highlights possible causes ...