Emergence of dengue in tribal villages of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background & objectives

Dengue (DEN) is a rapidly spreading arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Although it is endemic in India, dengue virus (DENV) infection has not been reported from tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh. Investigations were conducted to establish the aetiology of sudden upsurge of cases with febrile illness in June 2013 from tribal villages of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Methods

The rapid response team of the National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, conducted clinical investigations and field surveys to collect the samples from suspected cases. Samples were tested using molecular and serological tools. Collected mosquitoes were identified and tested for the presence of virus using semi nested reverse transcriptase

SUBMITTER: Barde PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4510756 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature