Prevalence and spatial distribution of Ixodid tick populations in the forest fringes of Western Ghats reported with human cases of Kyasanur forest disease and monkey deaths in South India

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sadanandane ◽  
M. D. Gokhale ◽  
A. Elango ◽  
P. Yadav ◽  
D. T. Mourya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
South India ◽  
Ixodid Tick ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease

Spatial distribution of Haemaphysalis species ticks and human Kyasanur Forest Disease cases along the Western Ghats of India, 2017–2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Naren Babu ◽  
Anup Jayaram ◽  
H. Hemanth Kumar ◽  
Prashant Pareet ◽  
Sarthak Pattanaik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease ◽  
The Western Ghats

scholarly journals Low mammalian species richness is associated with Kyasanur forest disease outbreak risk in deforested landscapes in the Western Ghats, India

One Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 100299
Author(s):  
Michael G. Walsh ◽  
Rashmi Bhat ◽  
Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha ◽  
Prakash Narayanan ◽  
Navya Vyas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease ◽  
The Western Ghats

scholarly journals Coverage and Effectiveness of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) Vaccine in Karnataka, South India, 2005–10

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gudadappa S. Kasabi ◽  
Manoj V. Murhekar ◽  
Vijay K. Sandhya ◽  
Ramappa Raghunandan ◽  
Shivani K. Kiran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease

scholarly journals 20Forest loss shapes the landscape suitability of Kyasanur Forest disease in the Western Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Walsh ◽  
Siobhan Mor ◽  
Hindol Maity ◽  
Shah Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Landscape Suitability ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease ◽  
The Western Ghats

Abstract Background Anthropogenic pressure in biodiversity hotspots is increasingly recognised as a major driver of the spillover and expansion of zoonotic disease. In the Western Ghats region of India, a devastating tick-borne zoonosis, Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), has been expanding rapidly beyond its endemic range in recent decades. While it has been suggested that anthropogenic pressure in the form of land use changes that lead to the loss of native forest may be directly contributing to the expanding range of KFD, clear evidence has not yet established the association between forest loss and KFD risk. Methods The current study sought to investigate the relationship between KFD landscape suitability and both forest loss and mammalian species richness to inform its epidemiology and infection ecology. Forty-seven outbreaks of KFD between 1 January, 2012 and 30 June, 2019 were modelled as an inhomogeneous Poisson process. Results Both forest loss (relative risk (RR) = 1.83; 95% C.I. 1.33 – 2.51) and mammalian species richness (RR = 1.29; 95% C.I. 1.16 – 1.42) were strongly associated with increased risk of KFD. Conclusions These results provide the first evidence of a clear association between increasing forest loss and risk for KFD. Moreover, the findings also highlight the importance of forest loss in areas of high biodiversity. This evidence supports integrative approaches to public health that incorporate conservation strategies simultaneously protective of humans, animals, and the environment. Key messages The association between deforestation and KFD risk suggest potential benefit in leveraging conservation efforts in the service of public health.

scholarly journals Phylogeography of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus in India (1957–2017) reveals evolution and spread in the Western Ghats region

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragya D. Yadav ◽  
Savita Patil ◽  
Santoshkumar M. Jadhav ◽  
Dimpal A. Nyayanit ◽  
Vimal Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Virus ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease ◽  
The Western Ghats

A guide to the identification of all stages of the Haemaphysalis ticks of South India

1964 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Trapido ◽  
M. G. R. Varma ◽  
P. K. Rajagopalan ◽  
K. R. P. Singh ◽  
M. J. Rebello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
South India ◽  
Forest Disease ◽  
Mysore State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Kyasanur Forest Disease

Investigations of the natural history of the virus of Kyasanur Forest disease since its discovery during 1957 in Shimoga District, Mysore State, south India have concentrated much attention on ticks of the genus Haemaphysalis in the region, as virus has repeatedly been isolated from them.Keys are provided for larvae, nymphs and adults of both sexes of the 14 species of Haemaphysalis that have been taken in the area, with supplementary comments on six other species of the genus recorded, or likely to occur, elsewhere in south India. Illustrations are given showing the characters of the larvae and nymphs that are used in the keys.

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