Volume 19, Number 9—September 2013
Perspective
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Surveillance, Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011–2012
Manish Kakkar
, Elizabeth T. Rogawski, Syed Shahid Abbas, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Tapan N. Dhole, Shaikh Shah Hossain, and Sampath K. Krishnan
, Elizabeth T. Rogawski, Syed Shahid Abbas, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Tapan N. Dhole, Shaikh Shah Hossain, and Sampath K. Krishnan
Table 1
Characteristics of case-patients with acute encephalitis syndrome, Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011–2012*
| Characteristic | No. (%) cases |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2011, n = 721 | 2012, n = 91 | |
| Age, y | ||
| 0–4 | 322 (44.7) | 36 (39.6) |
| 5–9 | 205 (28.4) | 22 (24.2) |
| 10–14 | 83 (11.5) | 12 (13.2) |
| >15 |
111 (15.4) |
21 (23.1) |
| Sex | ||
| M | 414 (57.4) | 54 (59.3) |
| F |
307 (42.6) |
37 (40.7) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 632 (87.7) | 80 (87.9) |
| Muslim |
89 (12.3) |
11 (12.1) |
| Vaccinated against JEV | ||
| Yes | 3 (0.4) | 0 |
| No | 116 (16.1) | 0 |
| Unknown |
602 (83.5) |
91 (100) |
| Outcome | ||
| Died | 130 (18.0) | 18 (19.8) |
| Absent | 18 (2.5) | 0 |
| LAMA | 16 (2.2) | 0 |
| Discharged |
557 (77.3) |
73 (80.2) |
| Result for JEV laboratory test | ||
| Positive | 3 (0.4) | 0 |
| Negative | 128 (17.8) | 0 |
| Awaited† | 590 (81.8) | 91 (100) |
*Based on data obtained from Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. JEV, Japanese encephalitis virus; LAMA, left against medical advice.
†Clinical samples awaiting laboratory test results.
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