Publications

first evidence of chikungunya virus infection in assam, northeast india.	during june-september 2008, an illness characterized by fever, headache and joint pain was reported in assam state, northeast india. it presented characteristic features resembling chikungunya or dengue virus infection based on clinical symptoms. dengue and chikungunya igm antibody was detected in 10.0% (28/280) and 3.6% (10/280) patients respectively. the chikungunya positive patients did not travel to and from any endemic region confirming indigenous transmission. persistent arthralgia and hea ...	2011	21511316
an updated checklist of species of aedes and verrallina of northeastern india.	a mosquito faunistic survey conducted during 1999-2005 in 7 different states of the northeastern (ne) region of india revealed that the region is very rich in mosquito fauna, particularly of the genus aedes. from the present survey and earlier published reports, a total of 48 species of aedes and a related genus verrallina were recorded. the state of assam contributed the highest number of species compared to the other 6 states, namely arunachal pradesh, manipur, meghalaya, mizoram, nagaland, an ...	2010	20649122