Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Moti L Chapagain

Publications

• Research Article
  Detection of IgM against Dengue Virus in Clinically Suspected Patients Presenting at a Tertiary Care Centre, Narayani Zone, Nepal
  Author(s): Hari P Nepal, Shamshul Ansari, Narayan Gyawali, Rajendra Gautam, Rama Paudel, Sony Shrestha, Brihaspati Rimal, Anju Acharya, Moti L Chapagain and Andrew W Taylor-RobinsonHari P Nepal, Shamshul Ansari, Narayan Gyawali, Rajendra Gautam, Rama Paudel, Sony Shrestha, Brihaspati Rimal, Anju Acharya, Moti L Chapagain and Andrew W Taylor-Robinson
  
  Background: The global prevalence of dengue has increased dramatically in recent decades, with currently 50 million clinical cases and up to 5 million hospitalisations annually. Caused by one of five closely related but antigenically distinct virus serotypes (DEN-1 to DEN-5), dengue is an emerging mosquito-borne viral disease and an important public health problem in Nepal. Objectives: This study was designed to determine the occurrence of dengue in clinically suspected patient in Narayani Zone, Central Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2010 and December 2011 at Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, the fifth largest city of Nepal. A total of 590 blood samples were collected and processed for anti-dengue immunoglobulin (Ig)M by antibody isotype-capture enz.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000139

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