Abstract
Spread of Kyasanur Forest Disease, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India, 2012–2013
Highlights
Serum samples from suspected human case-patients, and tick pools were collected by staff from the Virus Diagnostic Laboratory in Shimoga
Additional samples from humans with suspected Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV) infection, monkeys, and tick pools were received from Chamarajanagar District and adjoining border areas of Tamil Nadu State and Kerala State (Table)
Samples were tested for KFDV by nested reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and real-time RT-PCR as described [6]; 12 of 21 human samples and 4 monkey samples were positive (Table)
Summary
Spread of Kyasanur Forest Disease, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India, 2012–2013 To the Editor: Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV; family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) was first recognized in 1956 in Shimoga District, Karnataka State, India [1]. KFDV infection causes severe febrile illness in some monkeys.
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