The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to spread around the world, into communities previously little troubled by the epidemic, while also strengthening its grip on areas where acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has become the leading cause of death in adults. In addition, the HIV pandemic has become concentrated in the developing world, mostly in countries least able to afford...

The present study investigates the extent of genetic affinities and to trace their evolutionary history among the three Naga tribal groups of Manipur. Three DRD2 markers were screened among 200 individuals belonging to different Naga tribal (Rongmei=60, Inpui= 78, and Liangmai=62) groups using three sites (TaqI B, TaqID, and TaqIA) on the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) gene through allele and hapl...

Introduction The northeastern region of India has forever been a mosaic of the most conflicting images with the involvement of no less than 100 armed rebel groups of varying intensity. The contiguous “seven sisters” namely the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh(1) have a significant tribal population and very low infrastructure with a hilly an...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pulmonary tuberculosis on the body fat distribution pattern and the sensitivity of different skinfold sites with disease and treatment among the adult tribals of Manipur, Northeast India. A total of four anthropometric measurements and skinfold thickness at five different sites were taken for the study. The indices of adiposity like b...

The cross-sectional sample included 167 adult males and 153 adult females in the age group (20-40) yrs who were diagnosed and confirmed cases of tuberculosis. The data was collected from August 2000 to July 2001 from different TB centers in Manipur, Northeast India. The socio-economic and cultural factors were assessed from the living conditions, literacy status, annual per capita income, occup...

The seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) among equines was evaluated from January 2006 to December 2009 in 13 different states of India by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test and virus neutralization test (VNT). Antibodies against JEV were detected in 327 out of 3,286 (10%) equines with a maximum prevalence reported in the state of Manipur (91.7%) followed by Gujarat (18.5%), M...