Tropica of l D l is a e rn a u s e o s J Journal of Tropical Diseases Das et al., J Trop Dis 2016, 4:5 ISSN: 2329-891X DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000221 Research Article Open Access Occurrence of Dengue Cases in Silvassa, Dadra Nagar Haveli (Union Territory), India Vikram Khan1, Daolatsinh Zala1, Sandeep Sanghvi2, H.C. Srivastava2 and V K. Das1* 1Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Silvassa-396230, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India 2National Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Field Station, Nadiad 387001, India *Corresponding author: VK Das, Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Silvassa-396230, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India, Tel: +91260-2640615; E-mail:
[email protected] Received date: October 18, 2016; Accepted date: October 24, 2016; Published date: October 28, 2016 Copyright: © 2016 Das VK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract During last three years increase in dengue incidence was reported from Silvasssa city and adjoining area. We analyzed incidence to determine the occurrence of cases, investigate its causes, and recommend preventative measures for the control. Blood samples were collected from 1583 patients experiencing febrile illness clinically consistent with dengue infection. Serological confirmation of Dengue Infection was done using Dengue ELISA test which detected dengue-specific NS1 antigen, IgM antibody and IgG antibody. Out of 1583 suspected cases, 186 cases (11.75%) were confirmed as serologically positive.