Malarial anemia among pregnant women in the south-westerncoastal city of Mangaluru in India. Chandrashekar VN, Punnath K, Dayanand KK, Achur RN, Kakkilaya SB,Jayadev P, Kumari SN, Gowda DC. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Feb 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2019.02.003. Malaria Severity in Mangaluru City in the Southwestern Coastal Region of India. Kiran K.…
Source: Data from NVBDCP and from District Malaria Officer, Mangalore and Malaria Cell, Mangalore City Corporation. *includes the cases diagnosed with QBC and RDT; these are omitted from the offical figures of DMO and NVBDCP. Malaria in Dakshina Kannada District: Dakshina Kannada district is located on the western coast of…
These definitions and indices are important in epidemiological surveillance and in planning the control strategy for malaria. Endemic Malaria: Constant incidence over a period of many successive years in an area. Epidemic Malaria: Periodic or occasional sharp increase of malaria in a given indigenous community. Stable Malaria: Amount of transmission…
Mangaluru (formerly Mangalore) is a picturesque city in Southern India, on the shore of the Arabian Sea. It is the headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district. The population of Mangalore City Corporation is recorded as 4,99,487 in the 2011 Census. Known for hundreds of rivers and rivulets and plenty of coconut…
Malaria has been a problem in India for centuries. Details of this disease can be found even in the ancient Indian medical literature like the Atharva Veda and Charaka Samhita. In the 30’s there was no aspect of life in the country that was not affected by malaria. During the…
Malaria in South East Asia Region: South and South eastern Asia (SEA region) harbours most cases of malaria in the Asian continent. An estimated 1,216 million people or 70% of the total population of SEA Region are at risk of malaria. Out of which around 29% population at moderate to high risk of malaria,…
Malaria, the disease as old as humanity itself, and often called as the ‘King of Diseases’, continues to haunt and taunt mankind. Known since millennia, malaria has played a major role in the history of mankind and it is often said that but for malaria, the history and geographical demarcations…
