Summary:
However, as in the last season, when fewer cases were detected, the DHS expects the disease to be under control.In 2018, 53 KFD cases were registered as against 83 in 2017. An affected person may recover in two weeks, but the convalescent period is typically very long. Following this a booster dose has to be administered annually, for five years.KFD is endemic to South India. The second dose must be given within 30 days from the first and the third dose either in the sixth or ninth month. “We will have more cases in March and April, but the situation is more or less likely to be the as same as the last season..