Epidemiological scenario of dengue in the state of Manipur during the last 3 years.

Background: The study of disease transmission of dengue fever (DF) is perplexing in the Indian subcontinent as all the four serotypes are circling. Also, there is no efficient epidemiological examination done on dengue cases in Manipur, a north-eastern territory of India.

Method: We utilized the dengue information extricated from the lab register of Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) from 2016 to 2018.

A descriptive study on prevalence pattern of Japanese encephalitis in State of Manipur.

Background And Objective: Japanese encephalitis (JE) surveillance is not well established in many countries, and laboratory confirmation is challenging, the true extent and prevalence of the virus and burden of disease are not well understood. It is estimated that 67,900 clinical cases of JE occur annually despite the widespread availability of vaccine, with approximately 13,600-20,400 deaths and an overall incidence rate of 1.8/100,000 in the 24 countries with JE risk.

Comparative evaluation of six phenotypic methods for detecting extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Introduction: Various conventional phenotypic methods and automated systems have been evaluated for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) detection. There is a paucity of data comparing these methods using the same clinical isolates in eastern and north-eastern parts of India. The present study was designed to compare the capacity of six phenotypic methods to detect ESBLs in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae.