National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Dengue is a mosquito borne viral infection associated with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) or Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). A changing frequency was seen on the epidemiology of dengue across India. This study is a report on the prevalence of dengue in a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry, India. This study was conducted from februry 2014 to February 2015 at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry. Patients with a suspected dengue infection were screened by ELISA (Dengue IgM Microlisa). The study includes 704 patients of both sexes and of all ages. From the total study population, 98 cases (13.9%) were dengue positive, with 58 males and 40 females. Seroprevalence was high in the 31-45 age group. Timely diagnosis would help for the better management of patients as if there is no specific antiviral therapy available for dengue. Controlling the vector Aedes aegypti, would be helpful to contain the spread of dengue.
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