Culex quinquefasciatus, a vector mosquito responsible for transmitting human diseases. Source: www.arbovirus.health.nsw.gov.au

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) has become an issue of serious concern due to the appearance of pathogens like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Ebola virus; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus; emergence of drug resistant pathogen and outbreak of infectious diseases over large geographic area. The main drivers of outbreak of infectious diseases are growth in human population, consumption pattern and waste generation, which invite human migration, urbanization, poverty, modern agricultural practices, deforestation, and other land use change. In addition,  dust transportation, indiscriminate use of antibiotics, modern transportation system for human and animals, wildlife  trade ,road building, construction of dam etc. are known to influence  emerging infection .The common factor behind such infection is, however, abrupt social and ecological changes.

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