Table 1.

Presence of KFD in other areas than the previously known five endemic districts in Karnataka, in the last three years

Year	KFD presence in India
2012	100 confirmed cases in Karnataka; tick and monkey positivity
2012	KFDV confirmed in monkey specimen in Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu
2012–13	Outbreak in the Bandipur National Tiger Reserve, Karnataka; confirmed by human and monkey positivity
2013	Human case confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala
2014	Outbreak in seven health centers in Thirthahalli, Shimoga, Karnataka
2014	Human case confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala
2014	Outbreak in a tribal population, Malappuram, Kerala
2014	Anti-KFD IgG antibody positivity in a tribal population of the Palakkad and Wayand districts, Kerala
2015	Confirmed in monkey specimen in Nilambur, Malappuram, Kerala
2015	Tick positivity for KFDV in Wayanad, Kerala
2015	Outbreak in Wayanad, Kerala [18 confirmed cases; Pulpally (7), Mullankolly (8), Chethayalayam (1), and Poothadi (2)]
2015	Outbreak in Shimoga, Karnataka [35 confirmed cases]
2015	Outbreak in Pali village, Sattari Taluka, northeast Goa [18 confirmed cases]