Kyasanur Forest disease, India, 2011-2012.
To determine the cause of the recent upsurge in Kyasanur Forest disease, we investigated the outbreak that occurred during December 2011-March 2012 in India. Male patients >14 years of age were most commonly affected. Although vaccination is the key strategy for preventing disease, vaccine for boosters was unavailable during 2011, which might be a reason for the increased cases.
National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Gudadappa S
GS
Kasabi
Manoj V
MV
Murhekar
Pragya D
PD
Yadav
R
R
Raghunandan
S K
SK
Kiran
V K
VK
Sandhya
G H
GH
Channabasappa
Akhilesh C
AC
Mishra
Devendra Tarachand
DT
Mourya
Sanjay M
SM
Mehendale
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007733:Kyasanur Forest Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000600:supply & distribution; D055815:Young Adult
D014765:Viral Vaccines