Patwary MH Author

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Seroprevalence of Chikungunya during Outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2017

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Rashid MDHO, Patwary MH,Imtiaz A,Abdullah SA,Zahedur R,Ibrahim K and Zzaman Md T

Chikungunya (CHIK) infection is emergence public health problem globally including Bangladesh. It is the arthropod-borne disease of an alpha genus which is transmitted by mosquitoes bite. The virus was first isolated by Ross in Newala district of Tanzania in 1953. In 2017, an outbreak of chikungunya (CHIKV), has struck Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka, according to officials at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). This study was aimed to know the seroprevalence, clinical presentations and seasonal trends of CHIK infection. This study was conducted in an Ibn Sina Diagnostic and Consultation center Uttara from April to November 2017. About 1526 serum samples were tested from suspected Chikungunya infected patients for IgM and IgG a... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8955.1000184

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