Sickle cell anemia studies in different tribal and non tribal regions of Indian states
Year 2003 Establishment of NGO, Workshop and lecturers on sickle cell disease, collection of old clothes from Pune for donating to SCD patients in Nandurbar district, circulation of sickle cell booklets for doctors and patients affected by sickle cell gene in regional languages
Year 2004
Chattisgarh state:Dantewada district: 3rd April 2004 to 14th April 2004 at Halbaras, Kuwakonda block, Dantewada district Baster tribal region, Chattisgarh state Total screened 263 Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 31.17%
Maharashtra state:Chandrapur district: 13th to 15th September 2004 at Ballarpur, Total screened 129, Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 17.82 %, Gadchiroli district: 20th to 21st September 2004 at Kurkheda, Total screened 27, Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 25.92%
Year 2005
Kerala state: Wynad district: 1st January 2005 to 10th January 2005 at Muttil, Kalpetta town, District Wynad Total screened 102, Carriers of sickle cell gene = 15; Homozygous sickle cell patients = 37
Maharashtra state- Sickle cell anemia first random survery in Chandrapur district at large scale covering 16 locations and 32 field visits including follow-up studies, Chandrapur district: Total screened 4008 (Random survey), Number of sickle cell gene affected Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 13.72%
Year 2006
Maharashtra state-Sickle cell anemia field studies Pune: Sickle cell anemia camp at Pimpale Gurav, Pune, 19th -20th March 2006, Total screened 202 for anemia studies; Number of samples screened for sickle cell gene 102; Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 0 %
Year 2013
Hb E and Hb J reported from Durg, Chhattisgarh (Lingojwar et al 2016)
Year 2016
Epidemiology data presented at Sickle Cell in Focus 2016 in Washington DC
Year 2017 (upcoming field studies)
SCD epidemiology studies in Bhandara and Gondia district, Maharashtra
Followup studies on Hemoglobin E and J and studies on SCD epidemiology, Chhattisgarh
Follow up studies and population genetics in malaria endemic regions, Maharashtra
Year 2003 Establishment of NGO, Workshop and lecturers on sickle cell disease, collection of old clothes from Pune for donating to SCD patients in Nandurbar district, circulation of sickle cell booklets for doctors and patients affected by sickle cell gene in regional languages
Year 2004
Chattisgarh state:Dantewada district: 3rd April 2004 to 14th April 2004 at Halbaras, Kuwakonda block, Dantewada district Baster tribal region, Chattisgarh state Total screened 263 Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 31.17%
Maharashtra state:Chandrapur district: 13th to 15th September 2004 at Ballarpur, Total screened 129, Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 17.82 %, Gadchiroli district: 20th to 21st September 2004 at Kurkheda, Total screened 27, Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 25.92%
Year 2005
Kerala state: Wynad district: 1st January 2005 to 10th January 2005 at Muttil, Kalpetta town, District Wynad Total screened 102, Carriers of sickle cell gene = 15; Homozygous sickle cell patients = 37
Maharashtra state- Sickle cell anemia first random survery in Chandrapur district at large scale covering 16 locations and 32 field visits including follow-up studies, Chandrapur district: Total screened 4008 (Random survey), Number of sickle cell gene affected Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 13.72%
Year 2006
Maharashtra state-Sickle cell anemia field studies Pune: Sickle cell anemia camp at Pimpale Gurav, Pune, 19th -20th March 2006, Total screened 202 for anemia studies; Number of samples screened for sickle cell gene 102; Prevalence of sickle cell anemia = 0 %
Year 2013
Hb E and Hb J reported from Durg, Chhattisgarh (Lingojwar et al 2016)
Year 2016
Epidemiology data presented at Sickle Cell in Focus 2016 in Washington DC
Year 2017 (upcoming field studies)
SCD epidemiology studies in Bhandara and Gondia district, Maharashtra
Followup studies on Hemoglobin E and J and studies on SCD epidemiology, Chhattisgarh
Follow up studies and population genetics in malaria endemic regions, Maharashtra
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