Kalpana Baruah, Nandini Arora, Hitakshi Sharma, Amit Katewa
Dengue has become a major public health issue across the globe particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. The global prevalence of dengue has grown exponentially and it is endemic in 129 countries of Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific regions of World Health Organization (WHO). In SEAR, except Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, all 10 countries including India are endemic for dengue. All states/Union Territories in the country (except Ladakh and Lakshadweep) have reported cases and deaths due to dengue. The present paper describes the status of dengue in India, its geographical spread in last few decades, changing epidemiology over the years, associated complications and present and the future challenges. It also provides insight of dengue control programme in India and how the surveillance system has strengthened.
Kalpana Baruah, Nandini Arora, Hitakshi Sharma, Amit Katewa, 2021. Dengue in India : Temporal and Spatial Expansion in Last Two Decades. Journal of Medical Arthropodology & Public Health 1(1): 15-32.