National Dengue Day (India): Combatting the Vector-Borne Public Health Threat

Dr. Mandeep Singh

doi:10.26440/IHRJ/0402.05184

Dr. Mandeep Singh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26440/IHRJ/0402.05184

Keywords: Guest, Comment, Dengue, National

Abstract

Guest comment by Dr. Mandeep Singh on the occasion of National Dengue Day (India) observed on 16th May, 2020

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Dr. Mandeep Singh

MBBS, Post Graduate Student
Department of Ophthalmology
Government Medical College (GMC), Patiala

References

WHO. Surveillance-Dengue. (online article) Available from: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/emergencies/surveillance/dengue. [Last accessed on 1st May, 2020].

National Health Portal. Government of India. (online article). Available from: https://www.nhp.gov.in/national-dengue-day_pg [Last accessed on 01st May, 2020].

WHO. Dengue and severe dengue. (online article) Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue [Last accessed on 01st May, 2020].

Sarkar JK, Chatterjee SN, Chakravarty SK. Haemorrhagic fever in Calcutta: some epidemiological observations. Indian J Med Res. 1964;52:651–9.

Chatterjee SN, Chakravarti SK, Mitra AC, Sarkar JK. Virological investigation of cases with neurological complications during the outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in Calcutta. J Indian Med Assoc. 1965;45:314–6.

Carey DE, Myers RM, Reuben R, Rodrigues FM. Studies on dengue in Vellore, South India. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1966;15:580–7.

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. Government of India. Dengue/DHF sitation in India. (Online fact sheet). Available from: https://nvbdcp.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=431&lid=3715 [Last accessed on 01st May, 2020].

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Aedes aegypti - Factsheet for experts (Online fact sheet). Available From: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-aegypti [Last accessed on 01st May, 2020].

Reinhold JM, Lazzari CR, Lahondère C. Effects of the Environmental Temperature on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes: A Review. Insects. 2018;9(4):158. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9040158

Kaur P, Kaur G. Transfusion support in patients with dengue fever. Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2014; 4(Suppl 1): S8–S12.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dengue Vaccine. (Online Article). Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/prevention/dengue-vaccine.html [Last accessed on 01st May, 2020].