Malaria Research at Mangaluru

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.…

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Malaria in Karnataka

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…

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Epidemiological Definitions

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…

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Global Malaria Risk

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,…

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