Comparative Analysis of Rapid Dengue Testing and ELISA for NS1 Antigen and IgM in Acute Dengue Infection

Dengue is one of the vector borne viral disease prevalent worldwide. During the last half a century, the incidence of dengue has increased by 30-fold and expanded to many new countries, and also from urban areas to rural areas (WHO 2009). It is estimated approximately 294 million in apparent dengue infections and about 96 million apparent dengue infections occurred worldwide in 2010, and Asia has contributed to 70%of this burden. The vector control effects are failing in urban areas which is reflected as rapid yearly rise in the number of dengue cases and spread to suburban and rural areas (Bhatt et al., 2013). Dengue cases in India are rapidly rising every year and in 2015 as per National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) a total of 99,913 of dengue have been detected with 220 deaths recorded, and till September 2016 a total of 45490 cases with 88 deaths have been recorded(NVBDCP).