A comparative study of two important Flaviviridae infections in Burdwan district of West Bengal and adjacent areas
Keywords:
Flaviviridae infections
Abstract
The changing trends in infection trends of two most important mosquito borne members - Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus, and Dengue virus, were studied, in the rice-belt area of West Bengal (a JE endemic zone).
Objective of the study was to demonstrate the changing trends in flaviviridae infection, namely JE and Dengue virus, following a major vaccination drive Flaviviridae family- Dengue virus.
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6. Chatterjee S, Chattopadhyay D, Bhattacharya MK, Mukherjee B, Serosurveillance for Japanese Encephalitis in children in several districts of West Bengal, India, Acta Paediatrics, March 2004;93(3):390-3.
7. Dhar S, Malakar R, Ghosh A, Kundu R, Mukherjee M, Banerjee R, The Recent Epidemic of Dengue Fever in West Bengal: clinic-serological pattern. Indian Journal of Dermatology 2006;51:57-59.
8. Tiwari S, Singh R, Tiwari R. Japanese Encephalitis: A review of the Indian perspective, Brazilian Journal of Infectious diseases, Nov/Dec 2012, Vol.16, No.6.
Published
2019-09-25
How to Cite
Patra S, Chatterjee S, Chatterjee C, Biswas T, Mitra G. (2019). A comparative study of two important Flaviviridae infections in Burdwan district of West Bengal and adjacent areas. The Indian Practitioner, 67(5), 276-278. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/823
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