Publications by authors named "Daya Gangale"
Background: An outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) was reported in Kerala in India in May 2011. The outbreak features were unusual in terms of seasonality, geographical distribution, age group, and clinical manifestations in comparison to the epidemiological features of Japanese Encephalitis.
Objective: To detect the etiology of the acute encephalitis syndrome outbreak.
Article Synopsis
- In 2006, northern India experienced an outbreak of viral encephalitis, affecting a significant number of patients.
- Researchers used reverse transcription-PCR to analyze cerebrospinal fluid and found enteroviruses in 21.6% of the tested samples.
- Further genetic analysis of the virus revealed that most of the identified strains were closely related to enterovirus types EV-89 and EV-76.