A nationwide survey on determining the epidemiology of dengue will be launched by the Indian government soon. Last year, the government’s apex body rejected the only vaccine against dengue available globally for its use in India as there was no evidence to prove the efficacy in the Indian population. In this context, the survey will collect all the information related to dengue to determine the epidemiology of the disease. As per government data, 1,11,000 cases were reported and 227 people lost their lives to the mosquito-borne infection in the year 2016.
Last year, the only vaccine against dengue was launched and has been approved in more than 10 countries. Indian government’s apex body rejected the use of the vaccine in India. The committee claimed that the data did not provide any evidence to prove its efficacy in the Indian population. So before approving and launching the vaccine,…
