Regional Medical Research Centre

Knowledge and perception regarding influenza and its vaccine among the elderly population in India: a multicentric study on the drivers of vaccine uptake

Older adults experience a high risk of severe influenza, yet vaccine uptake in India is low. There is no government funded influenza vaccination program in India. Understanding the drivers of uptake is essential to guide policy and practice. We conducted a multicentre, cross-sect...

Epidemiological insights of hand, foot, and mouth disease: outbreak of Coxsackievirus A16 in Northern India

Background Hand-and-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is an important epidemiological problem in Asia with global dissemination potential. The causative agents are Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16), Enterovirus -71 (EV-A71), and related serogroups, which mainly affects children <10 years. S...