Death due to chikungunya
Autor(es): B-yopadhyay Bhaswati, B-yopadhyay Debasish, Bhattacharya Rana, De Rajyasree, Saha Bibhuti, Mukherjee H, Hati A K
Resumo: After its first appearance in Kolkata (Calcutta) during 1963-1965, chikungunya occurred in epidemic form in India in 17 states - union territories. There were 13,90,322 cases suspected to be suffering from chikungunya in 2006, 59,535 in 2007 - 11,222 in 2008; in 2006, 2007 - 2008 there were 15,961, 7,837 - 262 samples, respectively, sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, - the National Institute of Communicable Disease, Delhi, for serological diagnosis. Of these, 2001, 1826 - 44, respectively, were confirmed as chikungunya. There were no deaths (data from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Government of India).
Imprenta: Tropical Doctor, v. 39, n. 3, p. 187-188, 2009
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1258/td.2008.080382
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Serological diagnosis ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology
Data de publicação: 2009
