Open AccessSeroprevalence and epidemiological status of dengue viral infection in remote areas of Pakistan
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ishfaq,
Jafar Khan,
Hamid Iqbal,
Hazir Rahman,
Muhammad Arif
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(16)61128-3
Subject(s) - dengue fever , seroprevalence , epidemiology , medicine , dengue virus , antibody , virology , immunology , serology
Objective: To investigate the epidemiological status of dengue viral infection and associated\udrisk factors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.\udMethods: A total of 302 clinically suspected cases of dengue were enrolled in this study. All\udthe serum samples were subjected to ELISA for the detection of anti-dengue immunoglobulin\udG antibody.\udResults: Dengue prevalence was significantly detected in male patients (n = 149, 87.13%) as\udcompared to female patients (n = 22, 12.87%) (P = 0.000 4). Patients in the age group of 20–39\udyears (n = 114, 66.67%) were more prone to dengue, but less prevalent in the age group more\udthan 60 years. Gender, age category and area were significant factors in the dengue prevalence (P\ud= 0.034 8).\udConclusions: The overall prevalence of anti-dengue immunoglobulin G was 56.60% (n = 171)\udin referred dengue-suspected patients. Stagnant water reservoirs were found responsible for the\udspread of the disease favoring mosquito breeding sites