Detection of Dengue Virus in Wild Caught Aedesalbopictus (Skuse) around Kozhikode Airport,Malappuram District, Kerala, India: Short note 2Detection of Dengue Virus in Wild Caught Aedesalbopictus (Skuse) around Kozhikode Airport,Malappuram District
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In India, outbreaks of dengue fever (DF)/dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) have been reported in various parts of the country during the past four decades[1]. Aedes aegypti is the only vector that has so far been implicated in dengue transmission[1,2], even though Aedes albopictus is known to be present in some of the peri-urban and rural areas [2]. Recently, a survey was carried out in the Kozhikode (earlier known as Calicut) airport area of Malappuram district, Kerala. During 2002 and 2003 (up to July), 75 and 150 clinical dengue fever cases, respectively, were reported from the district[3]. Earlier, reports of Aedes survey in Kerala had shown the presence of Aedes albopictus in rubber plantation areas [4] and in plastic cups [5].
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