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Item Detection of plasmodium falciparum infection in anopheles mosquitoes from Keonjhar district, Orissa, India.(2006-12-21) Mahapatra, N; Marai, N S; Ranjit, M R; Parida, S K; Hansdah, D P; Hazra, R K; Kar, S KItem Rapid spread of Chikungunya virus infection in Orissa: India.(2011-03) Dwibedi, B; Sabat, J; Mahapatra, N; Kar, S K; Kerketta, A S; Hazra, R K; Parida, S K; Marai, N S; Beuria, M KBackground & objectives : A large number of cases of undiagnosed fever and joint pain were reported from different parts of the State of Orissa since February 2006. Epidemiological and laboratory investigation were carried out to confirm the cause of emerging illness, which was provisionally suspected as Chikungunya (CHIK) fever. Methods: Upon getting the reports of suspected CHIK like illness in different parts of the State, epidemic investigations were carried out in the outbreak affected villages. Case history was recorded, clinical examination undertaken and blood samples collected for seroconfirmation for CHIK IgM antibody using ELISA based kit. Simultaneously vector survey was also carried out. Results: With no previous record of CHIK infection in the State, the first outbreak was confirmed during February 2006. Subsequently, the infection spread to 13 of 30 districts in different episodes covering 79 villages till November 2007. Attack rate was 9-43 per cent in the different outbreaks with average seropositivity of 24 per cent to CHIK specific IgM. Morbidity was high though no deaths were recorded. Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus were identified as the possible vectors for transmission. Interpretation & conclusions : The report confirmed emergence of CHIK infection in the State of Orissa, India, and its spread to a larger geographic zone in a short period which warrants public health measures to control further spread.Item Retrospective analysis of epidemiological investigation of Japanese encephalitis outbreak occurred in Rourkela, Orissa, India.(2001-03-04) Dash, A P; Chhotray, G P; Mahapatra, N; Hazra, R KThere was an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis (JE) during July/August of 1993 in Rourkela City of Orissa, India. Among the serum samples, 40% of the sera showed antibodies against JE, while 17% of the sera showed recent infection to dengue virus. As many as 15 species of mosquitos were encountered in and around the affected areas. Species like Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Cx, vishnui, Cx. pseudovishnui and Cx. bitaeniorhynchus constituted 19% of the total collections. The above species were resistant to DDT and dieldrin, but susceptible to malathion.Item Transmission dynamics of filariasis in Khurdha district of Orissa, India.(1998-03-18) Dash, A P; Mahapatra, N; Hazra, R K; Acharya, A SA three year longitudinal study was carried out to quantify the different parameters of filarial transmission in an endemic area of Orissa State, India. Parasitological surveys revealed mean microfilaria rate, microfilaria density and median microfilaria density (MFD-50) to be 9.41, 19.23 and 7.33, respectively. The per man hour density of the vector, Culex quinquefasciatus varied from 24.2 to 66.0 with a peak in January. Infection rate varied from 0.9 to 27.5%, while infectivity rate ranged between 0.0 and 15.2%. Infectivity rate showed high correlation with microfilaria rate and per man hour density of adult mosquito. The highest numbers of first stage larvae (L1), second stage larvae (L2) and third stage larvae (L3) per mosquito were found to be 25, 22 and 11, respectively. Average L3 load per infective mosquito ranged from 1.0 to 7.2. L3 load showed high correlation with microfilaria rate (r = 0.845, p < 0.01) while no correlation was seen with microfilaria density.