Seroprevalence and Recent Trends of Dengue in a Rural Area in South India
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India has emerged as an endemic country harboring many mosquito borne diseases like malaria and dengue. There has been an increase in the incidence of dengue globally and over 40% of the world’s population is now at a risk from dengue as per WHO 2016.There has also been an increase in the incidence of adult dengue in comparison to the children as reported in early years (Sarin et al., 1998).There is very limited data on adult dengue infections from South East Asia. Dengue virus is a Flavivirus and has four distinct serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3,DENV-4. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are the primary vectors. Recently in August 2016 Dr KK Aggarwal, General Secretary, Indian Medical Association was in Bengaluru to discuss dengue-prevention measures in which he stated that the research has now proved that the vectors of Dengue also bite during the night in areas where there is light. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 1 (2017) pp. 36-41 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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