Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry

The current study aimed to determine the trend in the incidence of various communicable diseases reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) in Puducherry. This record-based study obtained disease details in terms of the number of suspected cases reported, tested, and positive...

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Main Authors: K Sivaranjini, Durgesh Roy, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Ravivarman Lakshmansamy, Srividya Vissvesvaran, G Ragunathan, Mahalakshmy Thulasingam, Sitanshu S. Kar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_671_23
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author K Sivaranjini
Durgesh Roy
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy
Ravivarman Lakshmansamy
Srividya Vissvesvaran
G Ragunathan
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Sitanshu S. Kar
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description The current study aimed to determine the trend in the incidence of various communicable diseases reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) in Puducherry. This record-based study obtained disease details in terms of the number of suspected cases reported, tested, and positive for the selected diseases reported under IDSP from 2015 to 2019. Dengue disease has shown a recent declining trend in the number of cases and test positivity (7.2% in 2015 to 5.2% in 2019), and there has been a steady increase in the burden of Chikungunya over the years (4.1% in 2015 to 12.6% in 2019). Malaria has been controlled well in Puducherry, but the testing rate was only 3%–4%, well below the national recommendation of testing 10% of the total population. In 2018, there was a recent increase in influenza cases, with test positivity reaching up to 21%. The study unveils valuable insights into communicable diseases in Puducherry, highlighting the fluctuating burden of vector-borne, water-borne, and influenza infections.
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spelling doaj-art-e0f9f5350fc04f129c46bf9a826b43922025-08-20T02:32:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812025-05-0150352552910.4103/ijcm.ijcm_671_23Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in PuducherryK SivaranjiniDurgesh RoyYuvaraj KrishnamoorthyRavivarman LakshmansamySrividya VissvesvaranG RagunathanMahalakshmy ThulasingamSitanshu S. KarThe current study aimed to determine the trend in the incidence of various communicable diseases reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) in Puducherry. This record-based study obtained disease details in terms of the number of suspected cases reported, tested, and positive for the selected diseases reported under IDSP from 2015 to 2019. Dengue disease has shown a recent declining trend in the number of cases and test positivity (7.2% in 2015 to 5.2% in 2019), and there has been a steady increase in the burden of Chikungunya over the years (4.1% in 2015 to 12.6% in 2019). Malaria has been controlled well in Puducherry, but the testing rate was only 3%–4%, well below the national recommendation of testing 10% of the total population. In 2018, there was a recent increase in influenza cases, with test positivity reaching up to 21%. The study unveils valuable insights into communicable diseases in Puducherry, highlighting the fluctuating burden of vector-borne, water-borne, and influenza infections.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_671_23communicable diseasesdengueintegrated disease surveillance program
spellingShingle K Sivaranjini
Durgesh Roy
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy
Ravivarman Lakshmansamy
Srividya Vissvesvaran
G Ragunathan
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Sitanshu S. Kar
Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
Indian Journal of Community Medicine
communicable diseases
dengue
integrated disease surveillance program
title Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
title_full Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
title_fullStr Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
title_full_unstemmed Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
title_short Five-year Trends in Various Communicable Diseases Reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program during 2014–2019 in Puducherry
title_sort five year trends in various communicable diseases reported under the integrated disease surveillance program during 2014 2019 in puducherry
topic communicable diseases
dengue
integrated disease surveillance program
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_671_23
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