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Acute encephalitis syndrome surveillance, Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011-2012
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posted on 2023-06-08, 16:50 authored by Manish Kakkar, Elizabeth T Rogawski, Syed AbbasSyed Abbas, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Tapan N Dhole, Shaikh Shah Hossain, Sampath K KrishnanIn India, quality surveillance for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), including laboratory testing, is necessary for understanding the epidemiology and etiology of AES, planning interventions, and developing policy. We reviewed AES surveillance data for January 2011-June 2012 from Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Data were cleaned, incidence was determined, and demographic characteristics of cases and data quality were analyzed. A total of 812 AES case records were identified, of which 23\% had illogical entries. AES incidence was highest among boys<6 years of age, and cases peaked during monsoon season. Records for laboratory results (available for Japanese encephalitis but not AES) and vaccination history were largely incomplete, so inferences about the epidemiology and etiology of AES could not be made. The low-quality AES/Japanese encephalitis surveillance data in this area provide little evidence to support development of prevention and control measures, estimate the effect of interventions, and avoid the waste of public health resources.
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Emerging Infectious DiseasesISSN
1080-6040Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious DiseasesExternal DOI
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9Volume
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1361-1367Department affiliated with
- Institute of Development Studies Publications
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2014-03-07First Open Access (FOA) Date
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