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| Article Name : | | | Surveillance of acute Encephalitis Syndromein Lakhimpur District Of Assam: January 2008-October 2012 | | Author Name : | | | Jitendra Sharma , J N Das And Anjumoni Pathak | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2818 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability in the countries of Asia. Prospective, hospital-based study for AES/JE in all the age group was undertaken for 5 years (January 2008– October 2012) in lakhimpur district of Assam. A total of 217 (Two hundred and Seventeen) nos of AES suspected cases were found from different areas of North Lakhimpur District of Assam out of which 54 (fifty four) nos of patients expired. Serological diagnostic test revealed that 66 (Sixty six) nos of cases were found to be positive for JE IgM antibodies. 12 (Twelve) no of JE positive patients expired during last five years. Most of the AES cases were observed between the age ranges of 6-30 years. Males were highly affected with AES as compared to females. A positive correlation was found between the nos of occurrence of AES/JE cases and monthly rainfall. The prevalence trends of AES/JE cases were found to an unsteady pattern | | Keywords : | | |
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