GIS based community survey and systematic grid sampling for dengue epidemic surveillance, control, and management: a case study of Pondicherry Municipality
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M.Palaniyandi, PH Anand, R. Maniyosai
2014 p72-80
Abstract
The dengue epidemics have become major challenging problems in India, including Pondicherry Union Territories and have the national public health important for the recent years. The dengue epidemics were reported from 24 states/union territories of India with the total cumulative record of 206,142 cases and 872 deaths during the period of January 2008 to August 2014, especially it has been recorded high rate to 50,222 cases and 227 deaths, 75,454 cases and 167 deaths during 2012 and 2013 respectively. The both dengue and chikungunya have been transmitted by the Aedes genus mosquitoes (Ae aegypti or Ae. Albopictus). Hundreds of cases with multiple numbers of deaths occurred in Pondicherry, since 2007, and the huge number of dengue epidemics was reported in Pondicherry with 1102 cases and 5 deaths, 2215 cases during 2012, and 2013 respectively. Consequently, it has become very serious threat to the public in Pondicherry. The manmade breeding source of environmental determinants of dengue epidemic risk factors have been creating conducing environment and are fueling for sporadic disease epidemics in the city for the recent years.
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