Original Research ArticleInternational Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Publication: Scenario of malaria in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017;4(12):4416-4419.DOI10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175314
Abstract
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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Affiliations
- Department of Medicine, GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
- Department of Community Medicine, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India