Hemorrhagic Fever — India
– Kyasanur Forest disease virus has a wide range of tick vector species and involves several mammalian hosts.
– Until 2011, KFD was seen only in southern India, but recently its presence was confirmed in the Western Ghats region, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra.
– This discovery has raised suspicion whether it existed earlier in these areas.
– The infected nymphs of the ticks are active from January to May. Once it starts to rain, the ticks remain dormant
…
