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Table 1 Presence of KFD in other areas than the previously known five endemic districts in Karnataka, in the last three years

From: On the transmission pattern of Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) in India

Year

KFD presence in India

2012

100 confirmed cases in Karnataka; tick and monkey positivity

2012

KFDV confirmed in monkey specimen in Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu

2012–13

Outbreak in the Bandipur National Tiger Reserve, Karnataka; confirmed by human and monkey positivity

2013

Human case confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala

2014

Outbreak in seven health centers in Thirthahalli, Shimoga, Karnataka

2014

Human case confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala

2014

Outbreak in a tribal population, Malappuram, Kerala

2014

Anti-KFD IgG antibody positivity in a tribal population of the Palakkad and Wayand districts, Kerala

2015

Confirmed in monkey specimen in Nilambur, Malappuram, Kerala

2015

Tick positivity for KFDV in Wayanad, Kerala

2015

Outbreak in Wayanad, Kerala [18 confirmed cases; Pulpally (7), Mullankolly (8), Chethayalayam (1), and Poothadi (2)]

2015

Outbreak in Shimoga, Karnataka [35 confirmed cases]

2015

Outbreak in Pali village, Sattari Taluka, northeast Goa [18 confirmed cases]