Clinical & virological study of dengue fever outbreak in Jalore city, Rajasthan 1985.
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1990-11-01
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An epidemic of acute febrile illness caused by dengue virus occurred in Jalore town, in south-west Rajasthan, in April and May, 1985. Most patients had classical signs and symptoms of dengue fever or had only a mild atypical febrile illness. A few patients had in addition haemorrhagic manifestations/shock or encephalitis. Virological studies (carried out by the National Institute of Virology, Pune) showed that dengue type 3 virus was the main etiological agent. This is the first reported outbreak of dengue in the arid zone in western Rajasthan, that occurred in summer (April-May) in contrast to other parts of India, where such outbreaks are commonly reported after the rains (between August and November).
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Chouhan GS, Rodrigues FM, Shaikh BH, Ilkal MA, Khangaro SS, Mathur KN, Joshi KR, Vaidhye NK. Clinical & virological study of dengue fever outbreak in Jalore city, Rajasthan 1985. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1990 Nov; 91(): 414-8