Mr. Dilesh Kumar A

Research Scholar

BOT, MPH

ORCID ID: 000-0001-7300-6006

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilesh-kumar-a-9a495778

Department: Community Medicine

Department Phone No: +91-0416-2284305

Location: Chirstian Medical College, College campus, Bagayam, Vellore, India

Skills and Expertise

Public health researcher with over 10 years of research in enteric pathogens, tuberculosis, SARS-CoV2 re-infections. With expertise in Infectious disease studies, health economic studies, cost-effectiveness analysis and health technology assessment. Extensive experience working in projects funded by Gates Foundation, USAID, Stop TB Partnership, and ICMR. Currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health with a focus on health economics.

Publications

1. Sahai, N., Thomas, N. E., Kumar, D., Miraculine, H., Anish Selwyn, J., Thamizh, I., … & John, J. (2026). Incidence and healthcare costs of symptomatic dengue in an urban, city-wide cohort in South India. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2. Madhavan, R., Gupta, D., Paul, J.S., Babji, S., Syed, C., Saravanan, P., Kumar, D., Immanuel, S., Gandhi, V., Eswaran, A. and Dhanapal, P., 2025. Monitoring of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 over 2 years and characterization of immune responses following Omicron infection in a South Indian community cohort. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.24756. 3. Abraham, D., Kathiresan, L., Sasikumar, M., Aiemjoy, K., Charles, R.C., Kumar, D., Srinivasan, R., Troman, C., Gray, E., Uzzell, C.B., and John, J., 2025. Wastewater surveillance for Salmonella Typhi and its association with seroincidence of enteric fever in Vellore, India. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(3), p.e0012373. 4. Sahai, N., John Jacob, J., Kumar Arunachalam, D., Kumar Das, B., Kapil, A., Pandey, S., Dutta, S., Chakraborty, D., Sen Gupta, A., Gupta, M. and Bansal, A., 2025. Antimicrobial susceptibility trends of S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi in a post-COVID-19 pandemic India, from a multicenter surveillance network. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.13777. 5. Madhavan, R., Paul, J. S., Babji, S., Thamizh, I., Kumar, D., Khakha, S. A., Rennie, A., Kumar, K., Dhanapal, P., Saravanan, P., Kumar, A., Immanuel, S., Gandhi, V., Kumar, A., Babu, J. J., Gangadharan, N. T., Jagadeesan, P., John, E., Jamora, C., … John, J. (2024). SARS-CoV-2 infections before, during, and after the Omicron wave: A 2-year Indian community cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100470