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Epidemiological Survey of Rhinosporidiosis in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu

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Title Epidemiological Survey of Rhinosporidiosis in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu
 
Creator Moses, J.S.
Shanmugham, A,
Kingsly, N.
Vijayan, J.C.
Balachandran, C.
Venkateswaren
Albert, A.
 
Subject Rhinosporidiosis
Epidemiology
Fungus Infection
India
 
Description One hundred and twelve nasal polyps received along with full history from three different hospitals of Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu during the period 1983-1987 were found positive for rhinosporidiosis on histopathological examination. Among the four taluks (countries) the majority of the cases (41.12 per cent) came from Agarstheeswaram, followed by Kalkulam (28.6 percent), Thovalai (17.0 per cent) and Vilavancode (13.3 per cent). The 11 - 20 years age group found to be highly susceptible (60 per cent). There was no sex prepondence in contracting the disease as the cases were evenly distributed between both sexes. These findings exhibited the endemic nature of the disease in Kanyakumari district.
Unreported cases to an extent of 9 to 40 per cent were encountered during the ENT disease diagnostic camps conducted in nine high incidence villages. Further 8 more cases were detected in addition to cases attended in the hospitals and ENT camps when a complete enumeration of cases was undertaken in Pallam village. Thus the actual number of cases found in the district need a stratified random sampling.
 
Date 2016-08-09T12:47:05Z
2016-08-09T12:47:05Z
1988
 
Type Article
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/71721
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Mycopathologia