Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
Kaveri Krishnasamy
Department of Virology, King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, Chennai,
India
Research Article
Molecular Epidemiology of Dengue Virus Genotype Circulation in Tamil Nadu, India, 2011-2014.
Author(s): Senthil Raja Ramalingam, Sathiyamurthy Karupannan, Padmapriya Padmanaban, Senthilkumar Vijayan, Khallefathullah Sheriff, Gunasekaran Palani and Kaveri KrishnasamySenthil Raja Ramalingam, Sathiyamurthy Karupannan, Padmapriya Padmanaban, Senthilkumar Vijayan, Khallefathullah Sheriff, Gunasekaran Palani and Kaveri Krishnasamy
Aim: Dengue fever is the most important vector borne viral disease in many tropical and subtropical countries. In this study we have analyzed the molecular epidemiology of dengue in Tamil Nadu to improve understanding of the evolution for the past four years from June 2011 to June 2014, by testing Dengue outbreak samples from twenty districts of Tamil Nadu. The serum collected from suspected Dengue patients were analyzed for Dengue specific IgM antibodies by Mac IgM antibody capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using NIV kit and detection of NS1 antigen & IgG antibodies using Pan Bio kits. NS1 positive samples were subjected to Dengue serotyping by RT-PCR. World Health Organization case definition was adopted to categorize the Dengue cases.
Results: The total number of samples screened during the period was 690, out of which.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8731.1000177