Seroprevalence of certain bacterial and viral infections among the Irula tribal population of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu state, India
A Gnanasekaran, R Paramasivam, K Mohan… - Primary Health Care …, 2013 - cambridge.org
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AimSeroprevalence study in Irula tribe of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu State was carried out for
certain bacterial (typhoid, syphilis and leptospirosis) and viral infection (hanta, hepatitis B
and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)). ResultHighest seroprevalence was observed for
leptospirosis (61.1%) followed by, hepatitis B virus surface antigen (11.11%), syphilis
(9.72%), typhoid (8.33%), hantavirus (6.9%) and HIV (2.77%). ObservationThe
seroprevalence of leptospirosis and hantavirus may be attributed to their professional …
certain bacterial (typhoid, syphilis and leptospirosis) and viral infection (hanta, hepatitis B
and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)). ResultHighest seroprevalence was observed for
leptospirosis (61.1%) followed by, hepatitis B virus surface antigen (11.11%), syphilis
(9.72%), typhoid (8.33%), hantavirus (6.9%) and HIV (2.77%). ObservationThe
seroprevalence of leptospirosis and hantavirus may be attributed to their professional …
AimSeroprevalence study in Irula tribe of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu State was carried out for certain bacterial (typhoid, syphilis and leptospirosis) and viral infection (hanta,hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)).ResultHighest seroprevalence was observed for leptospirosis (61.1%) followed by, hepatitis B virus surface antigen (11.11%), syphilis (9.72%), typhoid (8.33%), hantavirus (6.9%) and HIV (2.77%).ObservationThe seroprevalence of leptospirosis and hantavirus may be attributed to their professional exposure to rodent that they catch in the open field and the syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV prevalence may be related to their sexual behavior and social customs.
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