Dr. Jitendra Sharma

Research Scientist
Office of the Joint Director of Health Services, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Dibrugarh University, India

My URL
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Biography

Mr. Jitendra Sharma is currently working as a District Epidemiologist at Office of the Joint Director of Health Services, Lakhimpur, Assam. He obtained his PhD in Biotechnology from Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India. He also worked as Laboratory Technician in the Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Research Assistant in the Division of Entomology and Filariasis of the Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Dibrugarh, Assam and carried out research on Baseline studies on prevalence of Anemia and Associating determinant among Adolescent Girl students of Assam and Aetiology of Acute Encephalitis Cases in India and establishment of ICMR sample bank-a multisite Perspective Initiative. His area of expertise includes Public Health, Epidemiology, Surveillance & Response, Outbreak investigation of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases and control Operational Research, Health Journalism, Malariology, Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue and other Vector Borne Diseases, Malaria Drug related matters, Monitoring, Evaluation, Strategy formulation and Disease Control, Information Education & Communication, Legal aspect in Health, and Data Collection, Compilation, Analysis, Interpretation and Tabulation Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases. He has published more than 19 research papers in journals, 1 book, and 11 abstracts as author/co-author. He is also serving as reviewer for many international journals. He is executive editor at Global Journal of Research and Review, and member of editor board International Journal of Applied Science, and International Journal of Research & Review. He is general member of Assam Science Society.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Pharmacy
Drug Delivery
Epidemiology
Microbiology

Selected Publications

  1. Soni, M., C. Bhattacharya, J. Sharma, S.A. Khan and P. Dutta, 2017. Molecular typing and phylogeny of Wolbachia: A study from Assam, North-Eastern part of India. Acta Trop., 176: 421-426.
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  2. Soni, M. and J. Sharma, 2017. Review on transovarial transmission potentiality of dengue vectors: An International perspective with special reference to North-Eastern Region of India. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 35: 355-360.
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  3. Sharma, J., S.A. Khan, M. Soni and P. Dutta, 2017. Prevalence of multiple drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases in northeast India. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 35: 140-142.
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  4. Sharma, J., D. Gogoi, M. Soni, P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2017. Epidemiological and etiological study of acute encephalitis syndrome cases: A study from Lakhimpur district of Assam. Trop. J. Med. Res., 20: 109-111.
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  5. Sharma, J., 2017. Clinico-epidemiological profile of dengue cases prevalent in lakhimpur district of Assam. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 35: 148-149.
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  6. Sharma, J., P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2016. Genetic differentiation and flow of Plasmodium falciparum dhfr gene sequences associated with pyrimethamine drug resistance. Nat. Acad. Sci. Lett., 10.1007/s40009-016-0499-0.
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  7. Sharma, J., P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2016. Epidemiological study of malaria cases in North East region of India. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 34: 261-262.
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  8. Sharma, J., P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2016. Antifolate resistance associated point mutations among asymptomatic malaria cases. J. Vector Borne Dis., 53: 81-83.
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  9. Sharma, J., M. Soni, P. Dutta, S.A. Khan and J. Mahanta, 2016. Mutational prevalence of chloroquine resistance transporter gene among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 34: 193-197.
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  10. Sharma, J., 2016. Incidence of typhoid cases in Lakhimpur district of Assam: A study from 2013 to 2015. Innovare J. Health Sci., 4: 12-13.
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  11. Sharma, J. and D. Gogoi, 2016. A comprehensive study on acute diarrheal disease and bacillary dysentery cases in Lakhimpur, Assam. Int. Res. J. Pharm. Biosci., 3: 1-7.
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  12. Sharma, J., S.A. Khan, P. Dutta and J. Mahanta, 2015. 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. J. Vector. Borne Dis., 52: 116-121.
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  13. Sharma, J., P. Dutta, S.A. Khan, M. Soni and D. Dey et al., 2015. Genetic polymorphisms associated with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine drug resistance among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in malaria endemic areas of Assam. J. Postgraduate Med., 61: 9-14.
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  14. Sharma, J., P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2015. Population genetic study of Plasmodium falciparum parasites pertaining to dhps gene sequence in malaria endemic areas of Assam. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 33: 401-405.
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  15. Sharma, J., M.K. Baruah and A. Pathak, 2015. Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis cases in Dhemaji district of Assam, India. South Indian J. Biol. Sci., 1: 141-144.

  16. Sharma, J., M. Soni and A. Pathak, 2015. Basic Tools and Techniques in Biotechnology. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany., Pages: 88.

  17. Sharma, J., 2015. Surveillance of mumps cases in lakhimpur district, Assam and importance of MMR vaccine. Int. J. Drug Delivery Ther., 2: 16-19.
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  18. Sharma, J., 2015. Occurrence of food borne illness: A major problem in Lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Pharma Res. Health Sci., 3: 871-873.
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  19. Sharma, J., 2015. Assam is more vulnerable for JEV infection as compared to other states in India: Few important facts. J. Critical Rev., 2: 9-10.
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  20. Sharma, J., 2015. Antimalarial drug resistance malaria parasite: A review in NE states of India. Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 6: 254-257.
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  21. Sharma, J. and S. Gupta, 2015. Reemergence of cholera in lakhimpur district of Assam, India. Am. J.Drug Delivery Ther., 2: 9-15.
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  22. Sharma, J. and M. Soni, 2015. Influence of rainfall on incidence of AES/JE cases: A study from lakhimpur district of Assam in 2011-12. Appl. Res. J., 1: 182-185.
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  23. Sharma, J. and J.N. Das, 2015. Following vaccination, Japanese encephalitis (JE) circumstances in lakhimpur, Assam. Innovare J. Health Sci., 3: 11-13.
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  24. Sharma, J. and A. Pathak, 2015. Existence of malaria parasites in Joyhing and Koilamari tea estate, Lakhimpur-A signal for potential malaria epidemic in near future. Entomol. Appl. Sci. Lett., 2: 1-3.
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  25. Baruah, M.K. and J. Sharma, 2015. First report of scrub typhus cases in Dhemaji, Assam, India. South Indian J. Biol. Sci., 1: 156-157.
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  26. Sharma, J., S. Gupta, M. Soni and M. Malakar, 2014. Pathological outcome in the patients with different ailments: a comprehensive study in lakhimpur district, Assam. Innovare J. Med. Sci., 2: 3-5.
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  27. Sharma, J., P. Dutta, S.A. Khan, M. Soni and J. Mahanta, 2014. Detection of point mutation in Plasmodium falciparum ATPase6 gene associated with artemisinin resistance from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. J. Vector Borne Dis., 51: 282-285.
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  28. Sharma, J., P. Dutta, S.A. Khan and J. Mahanta, 2014. Serum ferritin and hematological feature among malaria patients in Assam. Ann. Trop. Med. Public Health, 7: 14-18.
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  29. Sharma, J., M. Malakar, S. Gupta and A.R. Dhandar, 2014. Food poisoning: a cause for anxiety in lakhimpur district of Assam. Ann. Biol. Res., 5: 46-49.
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  30. Sharma, J., M. Malakar and J. Das, 2014. Outbreak of rubella cases in lakhimpur district of Assam. Entomol. Appl. Sci. Lett., 1: 49-52.
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  31. Sharma, J., 2014. Prevalence of malaria cases in tea garden areas of lakhimpur district, Assam. Int. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 6: 571-573.
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  32. Sharma, J., 2014. Prevalence of gastro-intestinal and respiratory infections in lakhimpur district of Assam, India. Innovare J. Life Sci., 2: 1-2.
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  33. Sharma, J., 2014. Epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease in kherajkhat area of lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Pharma Bio Sci., 5: 37-41.
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  34. Sharma, J., 2014. Concurrent infection of salmonella hepatitis in lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Pharma Bio Sci., 5: 281-288.
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  35. Sharma, J. and M.K. Baruah, 2014. Incidence of suspected measles and chickenpox cases in dhemaji district of Assam, India. J. Zool. Biosci. Res., 1: 25-27.
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  36. Malakar, M., J. Sharma, A. Pathak, G. Saikia and M. Lahkar et al., 2014. Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus cases in lakhimpur district of Assam: January 2011-August 2013. Asian Acad. Res. J. Multidiscip., 1: 183-188.
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  37. Sharma, J., P. Dutta, S.A. Khan, P. Chowdhury and J. Borah et al., 2013. Comparison of different diagnostic techniques for detection of Malaria infection in blood samples collected from Malaria endemic areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Int. J. Sci. Eng. Res., 4: 2587-2603.
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  38. Sharma, J., M. Malakar, M. Soni, P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2013. Comparison of diagnostic performance of different kits for detection of acute dengue infection during an outbreak in lakhimpur district of Assam. Indian Streams Res. J., 3: 1-4.
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  39. Sharma, J., M. Malakar, M. Soni and A. Pathak, 2013. Outbreak of cholera in some villages of boginodi area in lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 3: 450-454.
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  40. Sharma, J., M. Malakar, E. Sandiguria and J. Das, 2013. An expressive study of mushroom poisoning cases in lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Adv. Res. Technol., 2: 82-88.
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  41. Sharma, J., M. Malakar and S. Gupta, 2013. Inhabitants believe on quack grounds for reemergence of viral hepatitis cases in Lakhimpur district of Assam. Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 4: 242-245.
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  42. Sharma, J., M. Malakar and S. Gupta, 2013. First evidence of diphtheria cases in dhubri district of Assam, India. Indian Streams Res. J., 3: 1-3.
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  43. Sharma, J., J.N. Das and A. Pathak, 2013. Surveillance of acute encephalitis syndrome in lakhimpur district of Assam: January 2008-October 2012. Golden Res. Thoughts, 3: 1-3.

  44. Sharma, J., D. Baruah, P. Dutta and S.A. Khan, 2013. Dengue. GNRC Swasthya, 5: 50-51.

  45. Sharma, J., 2013. Chikungunya: An epidemiological study in world scenario with special reference to India. Borbamjyoti, 1: 130-131.

  46. Sharma, J. and M. Pawe, 2013. Appearance of insecticide resistance capability among malaria causing mosquito vectors: an apprehension in developed and developing nation. Int. J. Pharm. Biol. Sci., 3: 86-90.
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  47. Sharma, J. and M. Malakar, 2013. Distribution of typhoid fever in different rural and urban areas of lakhimpur district of Assam. Int. J. Res. Dev. Health, 1: 109-114.
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