Scenario of malaria in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175314Keywords:
Malaria, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, APIAbstract
Background: Malaria is an important vector borne disease persisting to be a major public health problem in India. The objective of this study is to find the present scenario of malaria in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Methods: Retrospective data mining of records from the year January 2010 to December 2016 from 35 primary and community health centres existing across Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Results: A total of 517303 samples were examined from 2010 to 2016 out of which this 8397 samples were found microscopically positive of which P. vivax cases were 5631 (67.06%) and P. falciparum cases were 2766 ( 32.94%).
Conclusions: There is gradual decrease in number of positive malarial cases as well as decrease in API.
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