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Overall, the attack rate per 100 population in Rakholi village (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 1757) was 4.5% and 19.1% in Surangi village (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 360). Ages of the cases were ranged from 6 months to 55 years and there were 53 females and 96 males. For the laboratory investigations, 25 serum samples, three urine specimens, three throat swabs and six blister\/skin swabs were collected from 37-suspected chickenpox cases. Altogether, 30-suspected cases were laboratory confirmed by either IgM EIA or varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA PCR. Both VZV-specific IgM and IgG antibodies were detected in 19-suspected cases. Two suspected cases showed the presence of VZV-specific IgG antibodies but not IgM antibodies. On the contrary, three suspected cases showed VZV-specific IgM but not IgG antibodies. Overall, 31 of 37-suspected cases (including one equivocal case) were laboratory confirmed. The partial sequencing of ORF-28 gene of VZV revealed circulation of clade-1 viruses. In conclusion, this investigation provides detail information about the chickenpox outbreak in the tribal and industrial setting from India. Furthermore, the study emphasises the need to investigate more chickenpox outbreaks in different parts of India.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0950268818000201","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,13]],"date-time":"2018-02-13T05:05:23Z","timestamp":1518498323000},"page":"476-480","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Chickenpox outbreak in a tribal and industrial zone from the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"146","author":[{"given":"S. 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