| detection of chandipura virus from sand flies in the genus sergentomyia (diptera: phlebotomidae) at karimnagar district, andhra pradesh, india. | a total of 191 adult sand flies belonging to the genus sergentomyia were collected from seven villages in karimnagar and warangal districts of andhra pradesh state, india, after an outbreak of encephalitis due to chandipura virus (chpv). fifteen pools, each containing two specimens, were tested by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. one pool of sergentomyia from kolanur village in karimnagar district was positive for chpv. | 2005 | 15962804 |
| development and evaluation of a real-time one step reverse-transcriptase pcr for quantitation of chandipura virus. | chandipura virus (chpv), a member of family rhabdoviridae was attributed to an explosive outbreak of acute encephalitis in children in andhra pradesh, india in 2003 and a small outbreak among tribal children from gujarat, western india in 2004. the case-fatality rate ranged from 55-75%. considering the rapid progression of the disease and high mortality, a highly sensitive method for quantifying chpv rna by real-time one step reverse transcriptase pcr (real-time one step rt-pcr) using taqman tec ... | 2008 | 19091082 |
| changing clinical scenario in chandipura virus infection. | chandipura virus (chpv) (vesiculovirus: rhabdoviridae) garnered global attention as an emerging neurotropic pathogen inflicting high mortality in children within 24 h of commencement of symptoms. the 2003-2004 outbreaks in central india witnessed case fatality rates ranging from 56-75 per cent in andhra pradesh and gujarat with typical encephalitic symptoms. due to the acute sickness and rapid deterioration, the precise mechanism of action of the virus is still unknown. recent studies have shown ... | 0 | 27748295 |
| chandipura virus: a major cause of acute encephalitis in children in north telangana, andhra pradesh, india. | a hospital-based surveillance was undertaken between may 2005 and april 2006 to elucidate the contribution of chandipura virus (chpv) to acute viral encephalitis cases in children, seroconversion in recovered cases and to compare the seroprevalences of anti-chpv igm and n antibodies in areas reporting cases with those without any case of acute viral encephalitis. during this period, 90 cases of acute encephalitis were hospitalized in the pediatric wards of mahatma gandhi memorial (mgm) hospital, ... | 2008 | 18041027 |