Seroprevalence of chikungunya fever in a tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Chikungunya disease is caused by Chikungunya virus an Alpha virus under the family Togaviridae transmitted through the vector Aedes spp mosquitoes The sudden onset of very high fever along with rash and severe arthralgia are the main symptoms Its a major public health problem similar to other arboviral diseases like Dengue and Japanese B encephalitis infectionsMaterials and Methods A cross sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in north Karnataka Serum samples of 555 suspected cases of Chikungunya fever were tested for Chikungunya IgM antibodies by ELISA from NIV Pune over a period of 4 years from January 2013 to December 2016Results Of the 555 serum samples tested 128 2306 were positive for Chikungunya IgM antibodies The most affected age group was 21 to 30 years 35 2734 followed by 31 to 40 years 262031 Male to female ratio was 1156 Of the seropositive cases all the cases presented with the history of fever and joint pain The maximum number of cases were seen during the monsoon ie June 32 25 followed by the post monsoon period September 26 2031 Conclusions The seroprevelance of Chikungunya cases in the present study is 2306 with high prevalence in the monsoon and post monsoon months affecting the productive age group of the population This reiterates the fact that Chikungunya continues to be a major health concern in our setting and indicates the need for appropriate strategies to reduce the severity of diseaseKeywords ELISA Serology Joint pain Tagoviridae IgM
Authors and Affiliations
Uma Chikkaraddi, Mahesh Kumar S. , Smitha N. R. , Divya A.
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