About Profile

Area of Interest

Entomology, Arbovirology, Rickettsial diseases, Vector borne diseases, Remote sensing & GIS

Research Experience

Awards & Acheivements

1. Awarded ICMR Prize for Biomedical Research conducted in underdeveloped Areas for Year 2012
2. Awarded an overseas Associateship programme by DBT for training in Rickettsial disease characterization and isolation for three months at the Naval Medical Research Centre, Maryland, USA (2013-14)
3. Awarded Fellow of National Academy of Communicable Diseases (FNACD), 2016

Professional Experience

Publications

Recent 2021-August 2024

• Khan SA, Chowdhury P, Shah A, Medhi H, Choudhury P, Chowdhury P, Ghosh P. 2024. Persistence of West Nile Virus Circulation in NE region of India: A Prospective facility-based study spanning over a decade. Journal of vector borne diseases (Accepted for publication)
• Handique, BK, Khan SA, Sarma KK, Chakraborty K, Goswami J, Shah A, Aggarwal, SP. 2024 An integrated approach for development of a decision support system for early surveillance of Japanese encephalitis: a remote sensing- based study in conjunction with epidemiological scenario in Assam, India, ISPRS Annals. (Accepted for publication)
• Bordoloi S, Khan SA, Ghosh P, Kardong D. Harnessing Wolbachia to Reduce Dengue Transmission-a Review. Indian Journal of Entomology. 2024 Apr 30:1-1.
• Khan SA, Bordoloi S, Shah A, Baidya S. Assessment of larval and pupal indices of dengue mosquito vectors in a North-Eastern state of Tripura, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 61(1):p 101-106, Jan–Mar 2024.
• Borkakoty B, Jakharia A, Singh P, Khan SA. Trends of Diagnostic Methods for Human Viral Diseases. (Intech Open)
• Cheryl Lynnette S, Bora T, Perumalla SK, Jee B, Batra G, Biswal M, Khan SA, Prakash JA. Scrub Typhus Diagnostics: The Present and the Future. Zoonoses. 2024 Feb 17;4(1):990.
• Rahi, M., Yadav, C. P., Ahmad, S. S., Nitika, Das, P., Sharma, S., ..Khan SA.. & Sharma, A. (2023). Vaccination coverage and breakthrough infections of COVID-19 during the second wave among staff of selected medical institutions in India. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(4), e0000946.
• Sarmah B, Khan SA, Dutta P, Borah K. Susceptibility status of Cx. vishnui subgroup of mosquitoes against different Insecticides and detection of novel mutations in esterase beta gene in Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. International Journal of Mosquito Research
• Bora, T., Perumalla, S., Karthick, G., Jee, B., Batra, G., Khan, S. A., & Prakash, J. A. J. (2023). Scrub typhus diagnostics: An overview. Authorea Preprints.
• Khan SA, Sarmah B, Bhattacharyya DR, Raghavendra K, Rahi M, Dutta P. A study on the bionomics of primary malaria vectors Anopheles minimus and Anopheles baimaii in Some States of North East Region of India. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2023;2023(1):9946754.
• Khan SA, Saikia J, Bora T, Khamo V, Rahi M. Molecular detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains circulating in Nagaland. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2022 Jul 1;40(3):443-5.
• Khan SA, Saikia J, Bora T, Khamo V, Rahi M. Rickettsiae in fleas infesting domestic pets of eastern Himalayan terrains of India. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022 Jun;116(6):595-8.
• Kumar MS, Kamaraj P, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde PV, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S, Sagar V. Seroprevalence of dengue infection using IgG capture ELISA in India, 2017–2018. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 Nov;105(5):1277.
• Khan SA, Choudhury P, Kakati S, Doley R, Barman MP, Murhekar MV, Kaur H. Effectiveness of a single dose of Japanese encephalitis vaccine among adults, Assam, India, 2012–2018. Vaccine. 2021 Aug 16;39(35):4973-8.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA. Global emergence of West Nile virus: Threat & preparedness in special perspective to India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2021 Jul 1;154(1):36-50.
• Khan SA, Murhekar MV, Bora T, Kumar S, Saikia J, Kamaraj P, Sabarinanthan R. Seroprevalence of rickettsial infections in Northeast India: a population-based cross-sectional survey. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2021 Jul;33(5):516-22.
• Murhekar MV, Kamaraj P, Kumar MS, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde PV, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S. Immunity against diphtheria among children aged 5–17 years in India, 2017–18: a cross-sectional, population-based serosurvey. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021 Jun 1;21(6):868-75.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Thangaraj JW, Murhekar MV. Spotted fever group rickettsiae among children with acute febrile illness, in Gorakhpur, India. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 2021 Jun 1;67(3):fmaa031.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Thangaraj JW, Murhekar MV. Spotted fever group rickettsiae among children with acute febrile illness, in Gorakhpur, India. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 2021 Jun 1;67(3):fmaa031.
• Kumar MS, Kamaraj P, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde PV, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S, Sagar V. Seroprevalence of chikungunya virus infection in India, 2017: a cross-sectional population-based serosurvey. The Lancet Microbe. 2021 Jan 1;2(1):e41-7.

2011-2020

• Chowdhury, P., & Khan, S. A. (2020). Differential expression pattern of host inflammasome genes in Japanese encephalitis virus infected patients. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 101, 6-7.
• Khan SA, Choudhury P, Kaur H. Effectiveness of Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA 14-14-2 and impact of immunization among adults in Assam, India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 1;101:482.
• Bora T, Khan SA. FoxP3 gene expression and its genetic variants in scrub typhus infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 1;101:6.
• Saikia J, Khan SA. Rickettsia asembonensis, a ‘Rickettsia felis-like’organism (RFLO) in domestic cat fleas from north-east, India: First report. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 1;101:257.
• Murhekar MV, Kumar MS, Kamaraj P, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde P, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S. Hepatitis-B virus infection in India: Findings from a nationally representative serosurvey, 2017-18. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 Nov 1;100:455-60.
• Soni M, Khan SA, Bhattacharjee CK, Dutta P. Experimental study of dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: A comparative analysis on susceptibility, virus transmission and reproductive success. Journal of invertebrate pathology. 2020 Sep 1;175:107445.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Richards AL. Human Rickettsia felis infection in India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2020 Apr 1;57(2):187-8.
• Choudhury P, Khan S, CHOWDHURY P. Prevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype III in human and mosquito vectors in Northeast India. 19th International Congress on Infectious Diseases.
• Bora T, Khan SA. Evaluation of Th1 and Th2 immune response in clinical and sub-clinical scrub typhus infection. Human immunology. 2019 Jul 1;80(7):503-9.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA. Differential Expression Levels of Inflammatory Chemokines and TLR s in Patients Suffering from Mild and Severe Japanese Encephalitis. Viral Immunology. 2019 Feb 1;32(1):68-74.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Saikia J, Shah A, Richards AL, Chattopadhyay S, Kakati S, Rahi M, Kaur H. Seroprevalence of typhus group rickettsial infections in the north-east region of India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2019 Aug 1;150(2):203-5.
• Murhekar MV, Kamaraj P, Kumar MS, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde P, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S. Burden of dengue infection in India, 2017: a cross-sectional population based serosurvey. The Lancet Global health. 2019 Aug 1;7(8):e1065-73.
• Chetry S, Khan SA, Dutta P, Apum B, Medhi PS, Saikia DC, Temsu T, Mawii L, Marak BC. Dengue virus serotypes and genotypic characterization from northeast India. Journal of Medical Virology. 2019 Jun;91(6):918-27.
• Chetry S, Khan SA, Dutta P, Apum B, Medhi PS, Saikia DC, Temsu T, Mawii L, Marak BC. Dengue virus serotypes and genotypic characterization from northeast India. Journal of Medical Virology. 2019 Jun;91(6):918-27.
• Chetry S, Khan SA, Dutta P, Apum B, Medhi PS, Saikia DC, Temsu T, Mawii L, Marak BC. Dengue virus serotypes and genotypic characterization from northeast India. Journal of Medical Virology. 2019 Jun;91(6):918-27.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA. Differential Expression Levels of Inflammatory Chemokines and TLR s in Patients Suffering from Mild and Severe Japanese Encephalitis. Viral Immunology. 2019 Feb 1;32(1):68-74.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Phukan AC, Hazarika S, Hazarika NK, Chetry S, Khan AM, Kaur H. Surveillance of Chikungunya virus activity in some North-eastern states of India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2019 Jan 1;12(1):19-25.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Phukan AC, Hazarika S, Hazarika NK, Chetry S, Khan AM, Kaur H. Surveillance of Chikungunya virus activity in some North-eastern states of India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2019 Jan 1;12(1):19-25.
• Bora T, Khan SA, Jampa L, Laskar B. Genetic diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains circulating in Northeast India. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018 Jan 1;112(1):22-30.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Abdul M. Incrimination of Aedes aegypti for dengue virus serotype-1 in Assam, Northeast India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2018 Oct 1;55(4):330-3.
• Topno R, Khan SA. Efficacy of Antibiotics (Doxycycline and Kanamycin) against Japanese encephalitis virus infection. Tropical Biomedicine. 2018 Mar 1;35(1):239-45.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Apum B. First report of Chikungunya virus circulation during a dengue outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh, a Northeastern state of India.
• Tandale BV, Khan SA, Kushwaha KP, Rahman H, Gore MM, Sapkal GN, Bondre VP, Srivastava DK, Laskar B, Mahanta J. Effectiveness of Japanese encephalitis SA 14-14-2 live attenuated vaccine among Indian children: Retrospective 1: 4 matched case-control study. Journal of infection and public health. 2018 Sep 1;11(5):713-9.
• McNaughton H, Singh A, Khan SA. An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in a non-endemic region of north-east India. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 2018 Mar;48(1):25-9.
• Topno R, Khan SA. Efficacy of Antibiotics (Doxycycline and Kanamycin) against Japanese encephalitis virus infection. Tropical Biomedicine. 2018 Mar 1;35(1):239-45.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Abdul M. Incrimination of Aedes aegypti for dengue virus serotype-1 in Assam, Northeast India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2018 Oct 1;55(4):330-3.
• Soni M, Bhattacharjee CK, Khan SA, Prafulla Dutta PD. DNA barcoding as a complementary approach for species identification from dengue endemic regions of North East India.
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Northeastern States of India, with Particular Reference to Assam and Prospects of Elimination. Lymphatic Filariasis: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention-The Indian Perspective. 2018:149-64.
• Bora T, Khan SA, Jampa L, Laskar B. Genetic diversity of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains circulating in Northeast India. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018 Jan 1;112(1):22-30.
• Monika Soni MS, Bhattacharjee CK, Khan SA, Prafulla Dutta PD. DNA barcoding as a complementary approach for species identification from dengue endemic regions of North East India.
• McNaughton H, Singh A, Khan S. 1215 Japanese encephalitis epidemic in northeast india: 45 cases.
• Soni M, Bhattacharya C, Sharma J, Khan SA, Dutta P. Molecular typing and phylogeny of Wolbachia: A study from Assam, North-Eastern part of India. Acta tropica. 2017 Dec 1;176:421-6.
• Khan SA, Chowdhury P, Choudhury P, Dutta P. Detection of West Nile virus in six mosquito species in synchrony with seroconversion among sentinel chickens in India. Parasites & Vectors. 2017 Dec;10:1-7.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA. Significance of CCL2, CCL5 and CCR2 polymorphisms for adverse prognosis of Japanese encephalitis from an endemic population of India. Scientific reports. 2017 Oct 20;7(1):13716.
• Sharma J, Khan SA, Soni M, Dutta P. Prevalence of multiple drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in Northeast India. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 2017 Jan 1;35(1):140-2.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Hazarika NK, Chetry S. Molecular and phylogenetic evidence of chikungunya virus circulating in Assam, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2017 Jul 1;35(3):389-93.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Ahmed S, Malang SM, Devi U, Kakati S, Dutta P. Spotted fever rickettsiae and tuberculous meningitis dual infection presenting as acute encephalitis syndrome: A fatal case report. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2017 Apr 1;54(2):194-6.
• Nath B, Gupta A, Khan SA, Kumar S. Enhanced cytopathic effect of Japanese encephalitis virus strain SA14-14-2: Probable association of mutation in amino acid of its envelope protein. Microbial pathogenesis. 2017 Oct 1;111:187-92.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA. Significance of CCL2, CCL5 and CCR2 polymorphisms for adverse prognosis of Japanese encephalitis from an endemic population of India. Scientific reports. 2017 Oct 20;7(1):13716.
• Sharma J, Khan SA, Soni M, Dutta P. Prevalence of multiple drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in Northeast India. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 2017 Jan 1;35(1):140-2.
• Sharma J, Gogoi D, Soni M, Dutta P, Khan S. Epidemiological and etiological study of acute encephalitis syndrome cases: a study from Lakhimpur district of Assam. Tropical Journal of Medical Research. 2017 Jan 1;20(1):109-.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Laskar B, Khan AM, Dutta P. Scrub typhus leading to acute encephalitis syndrome, Assam, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017 Jan;23(1):148.
• Khan SA, Kakati S, Dutta P, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Topno R, Jadhav SM, Mohapatra PK, Mahanta J, Gupte MD. Immunogenicity & safety of a single dose of live-attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA 14-14-2 in adults. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2016 Dec 1;144(6):886-92.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA. Genetic Differentiation and Flow of Plasmodium falciparum dhfr Gene Sequences Associated with Pyrimethamine Drug Resistance. National Academy Science Letters. 2016 Dec;39:431-4.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Chattopadhyay S, Jiang J, Richards AL, Dutta P. Seroepidemiology of rickettsial infections in Northeast India. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2016 Aug 1;110(8):487-94.
• Khan SA, Khamo V, Uriah HJ, Bora T, Dutta P. Scrub typhus in hilly regions of north east India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2016 Jul 1;144(1):138-40.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA. Antifolate resistance associated point mutations among asymptomatic malaria cases. Journal of vector borne diseases. 2016 Jan 1;53(1):81-3.
• Handique BK, Khan SA, Dutta P, Nath MJ, Qadir A, Raju PL. Spatial correlations of malaria incidence hotspots with Environmental factors in assam, north east india. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 2016 Jun 7;3:51-6.
• Topno, R. and Khan, S.A., 2016. Antibiotics as Japanese encephalitis virus inhibitors: a combinatorial computational approach.
• Sharma J, Soni M, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Mutational prevalence of chloroquine resistance transporter gene among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 Apr 1;34(2):193-7.
• Chowdhury P, Bora T, Khan SA, Chakraborty B, Senapati K, Sengupta M, Borchetia S, Bandyopadhyay T. Inhibition of Japanese encephalitis virus infection by biogenic catechin silver nanoparticles: an in-vitro study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:276.
• Khan SA, Bora T, Richards A, Chattopadhyay S, Jiang J, Laskar B, Dutta P. Molecular phylogenetics of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains circulating in Assam based on 56-kilodalton type-specific antigen gene. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:179-80.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Borah J, Dutta P. Cross-protective immunity against circulating Japanese encephalitis virus and West Nile Virus by live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA 14-14-2. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:434.
• Chetry S, Khan SA, Apum B, Dutta P. Circulation of dengue virus-1 Genotype III during 2015 dengue outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh: a maiden report from Northeast India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:433-4.
• Bora T, Khan SA. Emerging rickettsioses in Northeast India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:167.
• Khan SA, Kakati S, Chowdhury P, Dutta P. West Nile Virus circulation and incrimination of mosquito vectors in Northeast India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr 1;45:179.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan S. Epidemiological study of malaria cases in North East region of India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 Apr 1;34(2).
• Topno R, Khan SA, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. Pharmacodynamics of aminoglycosides and tetracycline derivatives against Japanese encephalitis virus. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2016 Mar 1;9(3):241-6.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA. Genetic Differentiation and Flow of Plasmodium falciparum dhfr Gene Sequences Associated with Pyrimethamine Drug Resistance. National Academy Science Letters. 2016 Dec;39:431-4.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA. Antifolate resistance associated point mutations among asymptomatic malaria cases. Journal of vector borne diseases. 2016 Jan 1;53(1):81-3.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Dev V, Sarmah CK, Mahanta J. First evidence of dengue virus infection in wild caught mosquitoes during an outbreak in Assam, Northeast India. Journal of vector borne diseases. 2015 Oct 1;52(4):293-8.
• Khan SA, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Dutta P, Mahanta J. Characterization of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype III clinical isolates in northeast India. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2015 Aug 1;109(8):522-8.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA. Population genetic study of Plasmodium falciparum parasites pertaining to dhps gene sequence in malaria endemic areas of Assam. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 2015 Jul 1;33(3):401-5.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Topno R, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. Chikungunya outbreak in Garo Hills, Meghalaya: an epidemiological perspective. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2015 May 1;141(5):591-7.
• Sharma J, Khan SA, Dutta P, Mahanta J. Molecular determination of antifolate resistance associated point mutations in Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthetase (dhps) genes among the field samples in Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of vector borne diseases. 2015 Apr 1;52(2):116-21.
• Chowdhury P, Topno R, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Comparison of β‐propiolactone and formalin inactivation on antigenicity and immune response of West Nile virus. Advances in Virology. 2015;2015(1):616898.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Chetry S, Dev V, Sarmah CK, Mahanta J. First evidence of dengue virus infection in wild caught mosquitoes during an outbreak in Assam, Northeast India. Journal of vector borne diseases. 2015 Oct 1;52(4):293-8.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Soni M, Dey D, Mahanta J. Genetic polymorphisms associated with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine drug resistance among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in malaria endemic areas of Assam. Journal of postgraduate medicine. 2015 Jan 1;61(1):9-14.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Topno R, Dutta P, Yadav RN, Mahanta J. Immunogenic potential and protective efficacy of formalin inactivated circulating Indian strain of West Nile virus. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2014 Dec 1;7(12):946-51.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Topno R, Chowdhury P, Baishya M, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. Genetic diversity and gene structure of mitochondrial region of Anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae)–major malaria vector of north east India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2014 Dec 1;7(12):952-5.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Topno R, Dutta P, Yadav RN, Mahanta J. Immunogenic potential and protective efficacy of formalin inactivated circulating Indian strain of West Nile virus. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2014 Dec 1;7(12):946-51.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Topno R, Chowdhury P, Baishya M, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. Genetic diversity and gene structure of mitochondrial region of Anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae)–major malaria vector of north east India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2014 Dec 1;7(12):952-5.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Soni M, Mahanta J. Detection of point mutation in Plasmodium falciparum ATPase6 gene associated with artemisinin resistance from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2014 Oct 1;51(4):282-5.
• Handique BK, Khan SA, Mahanta J, Sudhakar S. Forecasting Japanese encephalitis incidence from historical morbidity patterns: Statistical analysis with 27 years of observation in Assam, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2014 Jul 1;51(3):172-8.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Bora T. Comparison of conventional RT-PCR, One step and Two step qRT-PCR for diagnosis of West Nile virus. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014 Apr 1;21:362.
• Handique BK, Khan SA, Dutta P, Sarma KK, Chakraborty K, Goswami J, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J, Sudhakar S. Forecasting Spatial Distribution of Japanese Encephalitis Occurrence-A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Study in Assam, India. International Journal of Geoinformatics. 2014 Mar 1.
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Baruah SK, Raja D, Khound K, Mahanta J. Kala-azar and Post–Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis, Assam, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2014 Mar;20(3):487.
• Sharma J, Baruah MK, Pathak A, Khan SA, Dutta P. Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis cases in Dhemaji district of Assam, India. Ann Biol Res. 2014;5(1):50-4.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Dutta P, Mahanta J. Pharmaceutical and biotech product patents in India: doldrums or blissfulness?. Nature Biotechnology. 2014 Feb;32(2):133-4.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Dutta P, Topno R, Mahanta J. Characterization of West Nile virus (WNV) isolates from Assam, India: insights into the circulating WNV in northeastern India. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jan 1;37(1):39-47.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Serum ferritin and hematological feature among malaria patients in Assam. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health. 2014 Jan 1;7(1).
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Soni M, Mahanta J. Detection of point mutation in Plasmodium falciparum ATPase6 gene associated with artemisinin resistance from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2014 Oct 1;51(4):282-5.
• Sharma J, Baruah MK, Pathak A, Khan SA, Dutta P. Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis cases in Dhemaji district of Assam, India. Ann Biol Res. 2014;5(1):50-4.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Dutta P, Topno R, Mahanta J. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2014;37:39-47.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Serum ferritin and hematological feature among malaria patients in Assam. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health. 2014 Jan 1;7(1).
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Topno R, Soni M, Mahanta J. Dengue outbreak in a hilly state of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. The Scientific World Journal. 2014;2014(1):584093.
• Chowdhury P, Khan SA, Dutta P, Topno R, Mahanta J. Characterization of West Nile virus (WNV) isolates from Assam, India: insights into the circulating WNV in northeastern India. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jan 1;37(1):39-47.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Doloi PK, Mahanta J. Dengue outbreak in an Indo-Myanmar boarder area: epidemiological aspects and risk factors.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Topno R, Chowdhury P, Baishya M, Prakash A, Bhattacharyya DR, Mahanta J. Genetic analyses of ribosomal loci of Anopheles minimus species from north east India.
• Sharma J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Mahanta J, RMRC I. Comparison of different diagnostic techniques for detection of Malaria infection in blood samples collected from Malaria endemic areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. International journal of scientific and engineering research. 2013 Sep;4(9):2587-603.
• Borah J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Association of weather and anthropogenic factors for transmission of Japanese encephalitis in an endemic area of India. EcoHealth. 2013 Jun;10:129-36.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Borah J, Mahanta J. Survey of new mosquito species of Meghalaya, India. Biol J. Environ. 2013 Mar;34:191-95.
• Borah J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Epidemiological concordance of Japanese encephalitis virus infection among mosquito vectors, amplifying hosts and humans in India. Epidemiology & Infection. 2013 Jan;141(1):74-80.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Khan AM, Topno R, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. Re-emergence of scrub typhus in northeast India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012 Dec 1;16(12):e889-90.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Topno R, Baishya M, Mahanta J. Leptospirosis presenting as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 2012 Apr 1;2(2):151-3.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Borah J, Mahanta J. Demographic and Clinical Features of Patients with Dengue in Northeastern Region of India: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study during 2009-2011.
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Mohapatra PK, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Effect of malaria on pregnancy outcome in a malaria endemic population of Assam, Northeast India. InTROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 2011 Oct 1 (Vol. 16, pp. 99-99). COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
• Borah J, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mahanta J. A comparison of clinical features of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in the adult and pediatric age group with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Virology. 2011 Sep 1;52(1):45-9.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Khan AM, Topno R, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Mahanta J. Japanese encephalitis epidemiology in Arunachal Pradesh, a hilly state in northeast India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 2011 Jun 1;1(2):119-22.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Borah J, Chowdhury P, Mahanta J. First evidence of chikungunya virus infection in Assam, Northeast India. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2011 Jun 1;105(6):355-7.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Khan AM, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Doloi P, Mahanta J. West nile virus infection, Assam, India. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2011 May;17(5):947.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Topno R, Mahanta J. Co-infection of arboviruses presenting as Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. Journal of clinical virology. 2011 May 1;51(1):5.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Borah J, Sarmah CK, Mahanta J. The effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITMNs) on Japanese encephalitis virus seroconversion in pigs and humans. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2011 Mar 3;84(3):466.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Borah J, Sarmah CK, Mahanta J. The effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITMNs) on Japanese encephalitis virus seroconversion in pigs and humans. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2011 Mar 3;84(3):466.
• Handique BK. Spatial Statistics Analysis of Japanese Encephalitis Occurrence and Identification of Disease Hot Spots-Case Studies in a JE Endemic District of North East India.

2000-2010

• Dutta P, Khan SA, Bhattarcharyya DR, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Studies on the breeding habitats of the vector mosquito Anopheles baimai and its relationship to malaria incidence in Northeastern region of India: breeding habitats of Anopheles baimai and its role in incidence of malaria in Northeastern region of India. EcoHealth. 2010 Dec;7:498-506.
• Dutta P, Prakash A, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Gogoi PR, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Mosquito biodiversity of Dibru-Saikhowa biosphere reserve in Assam, India. Journal of environmental biology. 2010 Sep 1;31(5):695-9.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Survey of mosquito species in Nagaland, a hilly state of north east region of India. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2010 Sep 1;31(5):781.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. An updated checklist of species of Aedes and Verrallina of northeastern India. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 2010 Jun;26(2):135-40.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Bhattarcharyya DR, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Studies on the breeding habitats of the vector mosquito Anopheles baimai and its relationship to malaria incidence in Northeastern region of India: breeding habitats of Anopheles baimai and its role in incidence of malaria in Northeastern region of India. EcoHealth. 2010 Dec;7:498-506.
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Chowdhury P, Borah J, Saikia S, Mahanta J. P-37. Invasion of Japanese encephalitis virus to new demography in Assam: An ecological perspective. Indian Journal of Virology. 2009;20(1).
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Mahanta J. Japanese encephalitis B-virus among the porcine population of Assam.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Biodiversity of mosquitoes in Manipur State and their medical significance. Journal of Environmental biology. 2005 Jul 1;26(3):531.
• Dutta P, Khan SA. Probability analysis of rainfall for crop planning under rainfed condition.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Entomological observations on dengue vector mosquitoes following a suspected outbreak of dengue in certain parts of Nagaland with a note on their susceptibility to insecticides. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2004 Apr 1;25(2):209-12.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Mahanta J. Mosquito fauna of north east India with special reference to the medically important vectors. Dibrugarh, Assam: Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research. 2003.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Hazarika NC, Mahanta J. Survey of medically important mosquito fauna in Mizoram. Entomon, 2003, Vol. 28, No. 3, 237-240 ref. 9
• Dutta P, Khan AM, Khan SA, Biswas D, Hazarika NC, Mahanta J. Anthropo-ecosystem and Change of environment compounding malaria out break in north Lakhimpur District, Assam, bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Human Ecology. 2002 Sep 1;13(5):345-9.
• Prakash A, Mohapatra PK, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Goswami BK, Mahanta J. Acceptability and practices of mosquito bed net use among hilly tribes of north-east India. Journal of Human Ecology. 2001 Nov 1;12(6):405-11.

1999-1993

• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Baruah NK, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Bancroftian filariasis in a weaving community of lower Assam. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1999, Vol. 31, No. 1, 61-62 ref. 4
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Khan AM, Sharma CK, Doloi PK, Mahanta J. Solid waste pollution and breeding potential of dengue vectors in an urban and industrial environment of Assam. Journal of Environmental Biology. 1999 Oct;20(4):343-5.
• Dutta P, Khan AM, Khan SA, Sarma CK, Mahanta J. Manmade Environment and the Risk of Acquiring Dengue in the Northeastern Part of India: An Entomological Perspective. Journal of Human Ecology. 1999 Sep 1;10(5-6):427-9.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Doloi P, Mahanta J. Medically important mosquitoes of the world's largest river island, Majuli, Assam. Entomon, 1999, Vol. 24, No. 1, 33-39 ref. 11
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Mohapatra PK, Baruah NK, Sharma CK, Mahanta AJ. Lymphatic filariasis in two distinct communities of upper Assam. The Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1999 Jun 1;31(2):101-6.
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Baruah NK, Sarma CK, Mahanta J. Prevalence of bancroftian filariasis in a foot-hill tea garden of upper Assam. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1999, Vol. 31, No. 2, 145-146 ref. 5
• Khan AM, Dutta P, Khan SA, Baruah NK, Sarma CK, Mahanta J. Long-term effect of diethylcarbamazine citrate on microfilaraemia status in. Indian J Med Res. 1998 Oct;108:134-8.
• Khan SA, Handique R, Tewari SC, Dutta P, Narain K, Mahanta J. Larval ecology and mosquito fauna of upper Brahmaputra valley, Northeast India. Indian Journal of Malariology. 1998 Sep 1;35(3):131-45.
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Doloi P, Hazarika NC, Mahanta J. Distribution of potential dengue vectors in major townships along the national highways and trunk roads of northeast India. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 1998 Mar 1;29(1):173-6.
• Khan SA, Narain K, Dutta P, Handique R, Srivastava VK, Mahanta J. Biting behaviour and biting rhythm of potential Japanese encephalitis vectors in Assam. The Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1997 Jun 1;29(2):109-20.
• Dutta P, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Doloi PK, Mahanta J. Daytime resting behaviour and breeding habits of vector mosquitoes of Japanese encephalitis, malaria and filariasis in northeast India. Mosquito Borne Diseases Bulletin, 1997, Vol. 14, No. 1/2, 1-6 ref. 17
• Dutta P, Sharma CK, Khan SA, Mahanta J. Laboratory colonization and maintenance of Toxorhynchites splendens (Diptera: Culicidae) with a note on its larval preying capacity. Entomon, 1997, Vol. 22, No. 1, 51-54 ref. 5
• Khan SA, Dutta P, Narain K, Handique R, Srivastava VK. Studies on day-time resting habits of JE vector mosquitoes in upper Assam with a note on insecticide susceptibility status. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1997, Vol. 29, No. 4, 367-370 ref. 5
• Dutta P, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. A report of mosquito fauna survey and vector incrimination in Goalpara district of Assam. Indian Journal of Malariology, 1997, Vol. 34, No. 4, 204-207 ref. 10
• Khan SA, Narain K, Handigue R, Dutta P, Mahanta J, Satyanarayana K, Srivastava VK. Role of some environmental factors in modulating seasonal abundance of potential Japanese encephalitis vectors in Assam, India. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 1996 Jun 1;27(2):382-91.
• Dutta P, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Mahanta J. Feeding patterns of Anopheles dirus, the major vector of forest malaria in north east India. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 1996 Jun 1;27(2):378-81.
• Dutta P, Gogoi BK, Chelleng PK, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Goswami BK, Mahanta J. Filariasis in the labour population of a tea estate in Upper Assam. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1995 Jun 1;101:245-6.
• Bhattacharyya DR, Dutta P, Khan SA, Doloi P, Goswami BK. Biting cycles of some potential vector mosquitos of Japanese encephalitis of Assam, India. Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 1995 Mar 1;26:177-.
• Dutta P, Bhattacharyya DR, Khan SA, Sharma CK, Goswami BK. Some observations of malaria in Boko PHC of Kamrup District, Assam. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1994, Vol. 26, No. 1, 52-55 ref. 5
• Baruah HC, Dutta LP, Khan SA. Seroconversion profile of sentinel pigs and its relation to endemicity pattern of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Assam. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1993, Vol. 25, No. 4, 151-155 ref. 10

Projects

Ongoing Projects

• Intramural- Nil
• Extramural
  1. Establishment of a Consortium for One Health to address Zoonotic and Transboundary Diseases in India, including the Northeast Region
  2. Pan-India antigenic characterization of dengue viruses: Early warning signal for a potential pandemic
  3. Evaluation of effectiveness and HLA gene polymorphism in association with humoral immune response by live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA-14-14-2 among adults after seven years of vaccination in Assam

Completed Projects

• Intramural- Nil
• Extramural
  1. Evaluation of safety and immunogenicity of single dose of live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine SA 14-14-2 in adults in Assam
  2. A Study on Eco-epidemiological perspectives of Emerging West Nile Virus in Assam
  3. Epidemiology of scrub typhus in selected areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Adenoviral based diagnostics for Japanese encephalitis
  5. Study on impact of climate change on seasonality and distribution of insect vector borne viral and Rickettsial diseases in North-East India: A Remote Sensing and Geographical Information system approach
  6. Effectiveness of single dose of live attenuated SA-14-14-2 vaccine against Japanese encephalitis in adults over a period of three years in two districts of Assam, India
  7. Effectiveness of single dose of live attenuated SA-14-14-2 vaccine against Japanese encephalitis in adults over a period of three years in two districts of Assam, India
  8. Systematic study of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in North-eastern states of India for clinical, etiological and epidemiological aspects
  9. Rickettsial diseases in the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram in Northeast India: Epidemiology, disease burden and vectors
  10. Bionomics of malaria vectors, sibling species composition and to establish their role in malaria transmission in NE region of India
  11. Development of ELISA kit for differential diagnosis of JE virus within the Flavivirus serological group infection
  12. Comprehensive analysis of the follicular helper T cell repertoire in flavivirus infection and vaccination
  13. Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vectors in Endemic States of India
  14. Integrative functional analysis of the human immune response to a flavivirus vaccine
  15. Prevalence and drivers of select zoonotic pathogens and use of antimicrobials in livestock farms in Northeast region: a mixed method study
  16. Sero-prevalence and clinico-epidemiological and molecular aspects of Leptospirosis in Assam, India.
  17. Rickettsial diseases in the states of Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim; epidemiology, disease burden and vectors.
  18. Clinical and epidemiological study of Lyme disease: A Multi-Centric Task Force study in India
  19. A prospective facility-based study of arthropod borne viral and bacterial aetiologies of non-malarial fever cases in Tripura
  20. Studies on the prevalence, distribution and biology of An. culicifacies in relation to malaria transmission and control in three 3 states of North-east India.
  21. Human rabies death and animal bite burden in India: a cross-sectional survey

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