DETECTION OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS BY IGM ELISA AMONG ACUTE VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS SUSPECTED PATIENTS AT JAIPUR

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tiwari; Dr. Aradhana Chauhan; Ms. Reshmi T Nair; Dr. Bharti Malhotra

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

DETECTION OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS BY IGM ELISA AMONG ACUTE VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS SUSPECTED PATIENTS AT JAIPUR

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tiwari, Dr. Aradhana Chauhan, Ms. Reshmi T Nair, Dr. Bharti Malhotra

Abstract :

<p>Background: Amongst the flaviviruses, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is one of the major causes of encephalitis in India and Southeast Asia. The incidence of JE in recent times is showing an increasing trend. It appears that JE may become one of the major public health problems in India, Aim: To detect JEV among acute viral encephalitis suspected patients by using IgM ELISA at Jaipur. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 CSF and blood samples were tested for JEV IgM antibody using ELISA among acute viral encephalitis suspected patients. Results: All samples were negative for JEV IgM antibody ELISA. Among the 50 suspected patients 28 (56%) were males and 22 (44%) females. Conclusion: The all cases that were negative for JEV infection in the present study may have been due to other common etiological agents. Bacterial and tuberculous meningitis also fall into the differential diagnoses when biochemical findings and the cellular changes in the CSF are not conclusive.</p>