CLINICAL PROFILE OF DENGUE FEVER IN KANYAKUMARI GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE- A STUDY FROM KANYAKUMARI, INDIA

Clinical profile and predictors of Severe Dengue disease : A study from South India

Serological and entomological investigations of an outbreak of dengue fever in certain rural areas of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES During the first week of July 2003, suspected cases of dengue fever were reported from three villages in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Since the fever outbreak occurred for the first time in these villages, serological, virological and entomological investigations were carried out to confirm the aetiology of outbreak. METHODS A total of 76 plasma samples were c...

A Study of Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in Kollam, Kerala, India¶

A large urban epidemic of dengue fever occurred in Kollam city of Kerala in 2003. During this epidemic, a study was conducted among 250 IgM dengue antibody-confirmed cases admitted to three major hospitals in Kollam city. The presenting symptoms were: fever (96.8%), headache (77.2%), abdominal pain (62.4%), diarrhoea (15.2%), bleeding (15.2%), skin rash (13.2%), pruritus (10.4%), sore throat (5...

Antibacterial activity of Ulva reticulata from southwest coast of Kanyakumari, India

*Corresponding author: Lawrance Anburajan, Andaman and Nicobar Centre for Ocean Science and Technology, ESSO-NIOT, Dollygunj P.O., Port Blair 744 103, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Tel: +91-9679550065 Fax: +91-3192-225089 E-mail: [email protected] #These authors contributed equally to this work. The journal implements double-blind peer review practiced by specially invited internatio...

Clinical, Epidemiological and Microbiological Profile of Dengue Fever at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India

Dengue Fever (DF), Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) are topmost public health concerns today, especially in tropical and subtropical countries, mainly involving urban and semi-urban areas. It is estimated that two fifth of the population in tropical countries, around 2.5 billion people are vulnerable. Approximately, 50 million dengue infections occur worldwide of w...