Malaria prevalence in Mangaluru city area in the southwestern coastal region of India

Malaria prevalence in Mangaluru city area in the southwestern coastal region of India

Abstract Background Malaria is highly prevalent in many parts of India and the Indian subcontinent. Mangaluru, a city in the southwest coastal region of Karnataka state in India, and surrounding areas are malaria endemic with 10–12 annual parasite index. Despite high endemicity, to-date, very little...

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Main Authors: Kiran K. Dayanand, Kishore Punnath, Valleesha Chandrashekar, Rajeshwara N. Achur, Srinivas B. Kakkilaya, Susanta K. Ghosh, Suchetha Kumari, D. Channe Gowda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Mangaluru city
India
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum
Prevalence
Socio-demographic factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2141-0

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