Abstract
Background & objectives: Dengue and Chikungunya fever are the endemic arboviral infections appearing to be increasing in all parts of India. This study aims to determine the prevalence of Dengue and Chikungunya co-infection among acute febrile illness cases. A prospective observational study was conducted including patients with an acute febrile illnessMethods: whose blood samples were collected and subjected to tests like IgM & IgG ELISA for dengue virus and IgM Capture ELISA for Chikungunya virus. Among the 90 samples that were subjected to both Dengue and Chikungunya virus tests for coinfections, 18 samples testedResults: positive for both Dengue and Chikungunya tests conrming coinfections. Chikungunya virus can be confusedInterpretation and conclusion: with diseases such as Dengue based on the similarity of the symptoms and sharing of vectors. Thus the differential diagnosis of these infections is essential for clinical management and epidemiological study in the tropics.
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