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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

2021, Vol: 8, Issue: 8
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    Increased Chikungunya seropositivity with Dengue co-infection – Trend in recent years


    Dr Ipsita Haldar Dr Vijay Kulkarni Dr Neeta Jangale Dr Shilpa Putta
    JCDR. 2023: 1-6

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    Dengue is endemic in Kolhapur district with annual recurrence. So hospital based retrospective study was carried out to determine positivity rate of dengue and chikungunya infection. Material and methods: Samples received were tested for Dengue IgM Antibody and Chikungunya IgM Antibody in Microbiology Laboratory, in a tertiary care hospital, Kolhapur tested by using MAC-ELISA kit. All samples were from in and around Kolhapur. Duration of study was from January 2021 to August 2022. Results and discussion: During January 2021 to August 2022 total 3285 samples tested for Dengue IgM Antibody and 1823 Samples tested for Chikungunya IgM Antibody. Dengue Antibody positivity was seen in 29.4% and Chikungunya positivity was 18.4%. There was no rise in Dengue positivity (29% in 2021 to 30% in 2022). While 17 samples in 2021 and 12 samples in 2022 were found to be positive for both Dengue and Chikungunya. Conclusion: Increase in Chikungunya positivity with Dengue co-infection is worrisome situation indicating need for urgent public health measures.

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