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merging infectious diseases is a major health threat to the
mankind. The globe has been observing detection of one
new infectious agent in average in every year during last 30
years. Several outbreaks due to 8 new aetiological agents in
recent past are reported in India. Majority of them (62.5%) are
viral agents like H1N1, Chikungunya, Chandipura, CCHFD virus
and Nipah virus on top of JEV, Dengue viruses, HBV, HCV, HEV
including HIV.
Northeast India is the north eastern region of the country
comprising of eight states with 4500km of international
boundary with China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan
with more than 40 million population and 220 diverse
ethnic groups. The region has unique climatic condition
with hilly terrains flanking huge valleys with inhabitants
of mosaic socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Northeast India is bearing a considerable burden of viral
infections occurring as emerging or re-emerging diseases. The
region has the worse experience of devastating epidemics
of JE since 1978, with huge morbidity and mortality till today
spreading to new geographical areas. Recent activities of
Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in the region is emerging
as a great concern to the public health authority. HIV with
increasing HBV and HCV infections, containment of H1N1 and
H5N1 diseases and epidemic prediction including preparedness
for CCHFD and current Nipah virus infections are becoming a
great challenge to the heath administrators of the region. In
consideration of successful implementation of prevention and
control strategies for such infections a diagnostic laboratory
and surveillance based study was conducted to investigate the
prevalenceof different emergingviral infections in theNortheast
India in North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health
and Medical Sciences, Shillong during the period 2015-2018.
The relevant Arbo viruses, Hepatitis viruses, Rota viruses and
Influenza viruses including CCHFD virus were included in the
study. Data was analyzed using R-statistical package v3.4.4 and
MedCalc v18.
A total of 1795 patients were investigated for various viral
infections in the study. The male:female ratio of the total
patients investigated was 1.34, with male preponderance.
The mean age of the patients was 31.01 (±17.23). Among the
patients investigated, 82.34%were from the state of Meghalaya
and rest 17.66% were from the neighbouring States of the
region. The prevalence of various viral agents associated with
the patients was found to be as: Dengue (15.25%, n= 669),
Japanese encephalitis (22.1%, n= 353), Chikungunya (14.83%,
n = 573), Hepatitis viruses ( 25.11%, n=238), Crimean Congo
Hemorrhagic Fever virus (0%, n = 35), Rota viruses (60.61%, n =
33), Influenza viruses (0.56%, n = 1080). The seasonal variation
of different viral infections was also analyzed. The demographic
profile of individual viral infection was analyzed.
Conclusion:
The study highlights the burden of different
emerging viral infections in this region of the country.
Strengthening of surveillance and timely reporting systems,
epidemic prediction and preparedness, rapid response and a
revamped health infrastructure are the best weapons to fight
against such threat to human being.
Speaker Biography
Anil Chandra Phukan completed MD (Medical Microbiology) from Dibrugarh University,
Assam and DMV from Pune University, India and obtained DSA from COTTISA, Bangkok,
Thailand under WHO Fellowship. He worked as senior scientist in Indian Council of Medical
Research for a long time. Presently, he has been working as dean of academics and prof. &
head of Microbiology Department, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, India with active involvement in
implementation of national health programmes. He has several national and international
publications in reputed journals. Understanding of molecular epidemiology of infectious
diseases is his priority area of research activity.
e:
dranilphukan@gmail.comAnil Chandra Phukan
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, India
Emerging viral diseases in India with particular reference to the north eastern region
Anil Chandra Phukan, Clinical Microbiology and Eye 2018, Volume 2
DOI: 10.4066/2591-8036-C1-001