TY - JOUR AU - Kasabi, Gudadappa AU - Murhekar, Manoj AU - Yadav, Pragya AU - Raghunandan, R. AU - Kiran, S.K. AU - Sandhya, V.K. AU - Channabasappa, G.H. AU - Mishra, Akhilesh AU - Mourya, Devendra Tarachand AU - Mehendale, Sanjay T1 - Kyasanur Forest Disease, India, 2011–2012 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2013 VL - 19 IS - 2 SP - 278 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine the cause of the recent upsurge in Kyasanur Forest disease, we investigated the outbreak that occurred during December 2011–March 2012 in India. Male patients >14 years of age were most commonly affected. Although vaccination is the key strategy for preventing disease, vaccine for boosters was unavailable during 2011, which might be a reason for the increased cases. KW - Kyasanur Forest disease KW - outbreak KW - vaccine efficacy KW - Shimoga KW - India KW - vector-borne infections KW - ticks KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid1902.120544 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0544_article ER - End of Reference