Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Surveillance, Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011–2012

Kakkar, Manish; Rogawski, Elizabeth T.; Abbas, Syed Shahid; Chaturvedi, Sanjay; Dhole, Tapan N.; Hossain, Shaikh Shah; Krishnan, Sampath K.

doi:10.3201/eid1909.121855

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Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Surveillance, Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011–2012

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2013
By Kakkar, Manish ; Rogawski, Elizabeth T. ; Abbas, Syed Shahid ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kakkar, Manish ; Rogawski, Elizabeth T. ; Abbas, Syed Shahid ; Chaturvedi, Sanjay ; Dhole, Tapan N. ; Hossain, Shaikh Shah ; Krishnan, Sampath K.
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In 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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Child Child, Preschool Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Japanese Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Perspective Public Health Surveillance Seasons Syndrome
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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1361-1369.
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Journal Article
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T32 AI070114/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
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India
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Asia
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19
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9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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