Parasite Epidemiology and Control (Aug 2018)
Circulation of dengue serotypes in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (India)
Abstract
The presence of chronological infection by the multi serotype of dengue virus (DENV) is a major contributing factor for the induction of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). The results indicate that all serotype of dengue along with concurrent infection were reported from the third smallest Union Territory of India furthermore, rare serotype DENV 4, gradually spreads in new areas of India. Therefore, a need to understand the epidemiology of locally circulating serotype and accordingly the control strategy can be implemented. The study was conducted during 2014–2017 in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (India). Keywords: DENV serotype, Molecular epidemiology, Flavivirus