| prevalence of rat fleas in and around delhi (india) area and their susceptibility status to insecticides. | a rapid survey in delhi and surrounding areas was undertaken in september 1994, during plague outbreak in district beed (maharashtra) and surat (gujarat) to monitor rodent/flea population and to determine susceptibility status of fleas to insecticides. the five rodent species in order of their prevalence were rattus rattus (86.06%), mus musculus (15.33%), suncus murinus (2.47%), bandicoota indica (0.48%) and b. bengalensis (0.48%). two flea species, xenopsylla cheopis and x. astia, were captured ... | 1996 | 8806038 |
| entomological and rodent surveillance in plague-suspected areas during september 1994 and thereafter. | studies carried out in the states of maharashtra, gujarat, uttar pradesh and union territory of delhi after the bubonic plague outbreak during 1994 revealed the presence of seven species of rodents, viz. rattus rattus, r. norvegicus, mus. musculus, tatera indica, suncus murinus, bandicoota bengalensis and b. indica. the flea species encountered were xenopsylla cheopis and x. astia. the x. cheopis and x. astia index recorded in different areas of beed district of maharashtra; surat, vadodra and b ... | 1997 | 9556751 |
| outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in maharashtra and gujarat states of india, caused by coxsackie virus a-24 variant. | acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is associated with enteroviruses. among these, coxsackie a-24 variant (ca-24) and enterovirus-70 (ev-70) are known to cause epidemics and pandemics. an outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in august-september 2003 in maharashtra and gujarat states of india. the present investigation was carried out to determine the viral etiological agent associated with the epidemic. virus isolates were obtained from 11 eye swabs of conjunctivitis patients using ... | 2007 | 17457917 |
| quick control of bubonic plague outbreak in uttar kashi, india. | a localized outbreak of bubonic plague occurred in village dangud (population 332), district uttar kashi, uttaranchal, india in the second week of october 2004. 8 cases were considered outbreak associated based on their clinical and epidemiological characteristics; 3 (27.3%) of them died within 48 hours of developing illness. all the 3 fatal cases and five surviving cases had enlargement of inguinal lymph nodes. none of them had pneumonia. the age of the cases ranged from 23-70 years and both se ... | 2004 | 16506545 |