Ajay Kumar  Prajapati; Naresh Pal  Singh; Pankaj Kumar  Jain; Dhiraj Kumar  Srivastava; Ruchi  Prajapati

doi:10.5455/njcm.20211204035455

Authors

Ajay Kumar Prajapati Department Of Community Medicine, UPUMS, SAIFAI, Etawah
Naresh Pal Singh Department Of Community Medicine, UPUMS, SAIFAI, Etawah
Pankaj Kumar Jain Department Of Community Medicine, UPUMS, SAIFAI, Etawah
Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava Department Of Community Medicine, UPUMS, SAIFAI, Etawah
Ruchi Prajapati Ayurveda, Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/njcm.20211204035455

Keywords:

Dengue Fever, Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, Aedes Mosquitoes, DENV

Abstract

Background: Dengue fever has become a major public health concern in our country, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Because there is no definite drug or commercially available vaccine for dengue, prevention is the only option. As a result, early reporting of dengue cases is required in order to implement preventive measures before the disease spreads to epidemic proportions. Therefore, healthcare providers should notify every dengue incident to local authorities in the current format, including the District Health Officer or Chief Medical Officer of district concerned and the Municipal Health Officer of municipality concerned every week (daily during the transmission period).

Materials and Methods: The data on dengue (2015-2021 till Oct.) was available at the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and has been used in this paper.

Results and discussion: During the last two decades (2000-2009 and 2010-2019), significant geographical spread of the dengue has been experienced in India with the repeated outbreaks, and an 11 fold increase in number of cases. Despite an increase in the incidence of dengue fever, the case fatality rate in India has decreased from 3.3% in 1996 to 0.4% in 2010 to 0.1% in 2019. Early diagnosis and timely referral play a critical role in bringing down Case Fatality Rate (CFR).

Conclusion: Dengue is a manifestation arising from the process of increasing vector density and adaptation to human habitation, as well as human lifestyle transformation, unplanned developmental activities exacerbated by climate change.

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