Prevalence and Serotype Distribution of Dengue Virus in Jharkhand India.-

Abstract

Dengue is caused by a virus with five serotypes is transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito .It can cause symptomatic disease which can occasionally be fatal. Jharkhand has witnessed an increase incidence of dengue in recent years due to non adherence to preventive strategies .The infection is known to exhibit a seasonal trend with changes in temperature being an important contributor. Studies on virus serotype have not been done in Jharkhand a tribal predominant State. So identification of the virus serotype may have its future implication in development of clinical strategies for prevention and control of the disease in the tribal predominant state.