title: Clinical & virological study of dengue fever outbreak in Jalore city, Rajasthan 1985.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Government Hospital, Jalore.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Chouhan
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ilkal
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Khangaro
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Vaidhye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons