International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews
Urban Pollution, Open Sewage and Proliferation of Culex Mosquitoes in Megacities like Delhi: Implications for Vector-Borne Diseases, Diagnostics and Public Health Policy – A Critical Review
Background: Rapid urbanization and inadequate sanitation have reshaped mosquito ecology in many megacities. In South Asian urban centers such as Delhi, open sewage and polluted stagnant water bodies are pervasive and constitute key larval habitats for Culex mosquitoes, especially Culex quinquefasciatus. These vectors are responsible for lymphatic filariasis transmission and contribute to circulation of flaviviruses including West Nile and, in certain contexts, Japanese encephalitis. Main body: This critical review …