Serological Survey of Prevalent Viral Infections among Suspected Cases from Northwest Districts of Punjab, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: Diseases caused by viruses have assumed great public health significance in the recent past. Viruses infect multiple hosts, including animal reservoirs, mutate rapidly and reassort or recombine, emerging and re-emerging to pose repeated threats to the human population. The present study was conducted to diagnose the various occurrences and outbreaks of viral diseases in Amritsar and neighboring districts of Punjab. Material and Methods: Whole blood sera samples from a total of 5173 patients suspected of various viral diseases were received at Viral Research and Diagnostics Laboratory from January 2017 to December 2017. All the samples were tested by Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) for the detection of virus infections. Results: A total of 5173 subjects suspected for various viral infections have been tested and out of these 1983 (38.3%) cases have been reported to be positive and among them, the Hepatitis C virus is predominant followed by Dengue Virus, Hepatitis E Virus, Hepatitis B virus, Herpes simplex virus, Cytomegalovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Rubella virus and Chikungunya virus. Conclusion: Issue of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, especially those related to viruses, has become an increasingly important area of concern in public health. Timely identification of an epidemic occurrence and appropriate strategies for treatment require accurate diagnosis and prevention of viral diseases.
Authors and Affiliations
Shailpreet K. Sidhu, Kanwardeep Singh, Pushpa Devi, Maninder Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Nacchatarjit Singh, Sita Malhotra
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