Dengue, an emerging arboviral infection in Assam, northeast India

Dev V 1 , Mahanta N 2 , Baruah BK 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 National Institute of Malaria Research (Field Station), Guwahati - 781022, Assam, India
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati - 781005, Assam, India
  • 3 State Programme Officer, National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, Government of Assam, Guwahati - 781005, Assam, India
Trop Biomed, 2015 Dec 01;32(4):796-799.
PMID: 33557473

Abstract

Dengue is emerging as major public health concern in northeast India and spreading with increased morbidity. Most cases were recorded in Guwahati metropolitan city of the state of Assam during post-monsoon months (September- December). These comprised all age groups of both sexes with significantly higher incidence of cases in adult males aged 26- 60 years.

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