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Protocol for Dengue Infections in Mosquitoes (A. aegypti) and Infection Phenotype Determination
Published on: July 4, 2007
A study on dengue outbreak during 2009 in Bhopal and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh, India
Kalpana Baruah1, Pankaj Kumar Singh, M M Mohalia
1Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, (Dte. General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India), 22-Shamnath Marg, Delhi-110054. kalpanabaruah@gmail.com
Abstract:
An outbreak of mysterious virus disease reported from Bhopal, Indore and adjoining districts of Madhya Pradesh (MP) state during 2009. The outbreak started in Bhopal in early September and then from Indore in last week of September. Subsequently cases were also reported from adjoining districts. On basis of Epidemiological, Clinical, Entomological and Laboratory findings dengue outbreak was declared in the area. A total of 620 IgM Elisa positive cases were reported from Bhopal and Indore district and adjoining areas. The outbreak involved 8 districts in the state. The control measures were undertaken in the area and the outbreak of dengue subsided in December 2009.
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