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Clinical and epidemiological data and laboratory parameters were recorded in a pretested structured questionnaire study tool, and collected data were analysed on MS-Excel sheets with various charts and tables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1711 serologically diagnosed febrile patients showed preponderance of dengue (38.3%), followed by leptospirosis (25%), scrub typhus (23.9%), malaria (12.6%), and enteric fever (1.92%). A majority of cases were male, less than 40 years of age, and from the rural population (73.2%), except in malaria (urban = 79.6%). The mean duration of fever was 9 days. Febrile cases were recorded maximum during the monsoon and postmonsoon periods (66.5%). The common manifestations are fever, headache (46.2%), pain abdomen (7.8%), nausea, and vomiting (9.4%). Thrombocytopenia with bleeding manifestation was higher in dengue (18%) cases. Mortality in dengue cases was recorded with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Scrub typhus cases showed seizure (8.3%) and altered sensorium (5%) due to fatal meningoencephalitis. Fatality in leptospirosis was mostly due to acute kidney injury (29.5%) and Weil\u2019s disease (4.4%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Misdiagnosis or incorrect diagnosis and delay in initiation of appropriate treatment results in increased morbidity and mortality in AFI. 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