Original Research ArticleInternational Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Publication: Incidence of dengue in the Islands
Int J Community Med Public Health. 2020;7(9):3367-3370.DOI10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203891
Abstract
Background Dengue is transmitted mainly by bite of Aedes mosquito namely Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus posing major public health concern. The objective of the study is to study incidence of dengue in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Methods Prospective study from January 2012 to December 2018 from all primary, community and tertiary health centres of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Results Out of a total of 5255 blood samples tested from 2012 to 2018 the total dengue positive cases were 525 (9.99%).
Conclusions There has been gradual increase in number of dengue cases from 2012 to 2016 thereafter there has been reduction of cases.
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Affiliations
- Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated hospitals, New Delhi, India
- Department of Community Medicine, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India