Published Date: 2010-08-08 14:00:10
Subject: PRO/EDR> Malaria - India (06): (Mumbai)
Archive Number: 20100808.2701
MALARIA - INDIA (06): MUMBAI
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Date: Thu 5 Aug 2010
Source: The Times of India, Press Trust of India (PTI) report [edited]
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-malaria-death-toll-reaches-45/articleshow/6262679.cms>
Health officials said today [5 Aug 2010] 2 persons died of malaria
last night [in Mumbai], taking the death toll to 6 due to the disease
since August [2010]. The fresh victims of malaria include a
50-year-old man, a resident of Goregaon, and a 16-year-old boy, a
resident of Haji Ali, they said.
Altogether, over 45 deaths have been reported due to malaria since
January this year [2010], they said.
Over 200 persons suffering from malaria were admitted to the hospital
today [5 Aug 2010], they said, adding that total number of malaria
patients admitted to various city hospitals since August has reached to 988.
Even as the number of cases due to malaria keep rising per day and at
least one death is being reported due to the disease, Mumbai Mayor
Shraddha Jadhav today [5 Aug 2010] said BMC [Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation] has been successful in preventing malaria cases in the city.
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[In the last report from 22 Jul 2010, ProMED-mail cited Mumbai city
officials reporting 8614 malaria cases in 14 days or more than 600
cases daily. In this comparison, 200 cases daily is a reduction.
However, the accuracy of the reporting are not known. - Mod.EP]
[Mumbai can be located on the HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map
of India at <http://healthmap.org/r/00BT>. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
See Also
Malaria - India (05): Mumbai 20100722.2462Malaria - India (04): (Mumbai) 20100717.2397
Malaria - India (03): (KL) 20100714.2357
Malaria, fever - India: (Mumbai), RFI 20100703.2216
Malaria - India (02): Mumbai 20100518.1636
Malaria - India: (KA) 20100426.1346
2009
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Malaria, falciparum - India (02): (AS) RFI 20091220.4294
Malaria, falciparum - India: (BR) cerebral 20090810.2840
Malaria drug, adverse events - India: RFI 20090706.2431
Malaria, falciparum - EU ex India (GA) 20090125.0325
2008
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Malaria - India (02): (Chandigarh) 20081207.3841
Malaria, falciparum - EU ex India (Goa) (02) 20080202.0418
Malaria, falciparum - EU ex India (Goa): Sweden 20080124.0294
2007
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Malaria - India (Goa, Rajastan) 20070716.2287
Malaria - EU ex India (Goa) (02): UK 20070301.0728
Malaria - EU ex India (Goa) 20070112.0150
Malaria - Germany, Sweden ex India (Goa) 20070102.0014
Malaria - Denmark ex India (Goa): RFI 20070101.0001
2006
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Malaria - India (West Bengal) 20060627.1783
Malaria - India (Assam) (03) 20060507.1318
Malaria - India (Assam) (02) 20060430.1254
Malaria - India (Assam) 20060420.1160
2005
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Malaria, resistant - India 20050107.0047
2004
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Malaria - India (Mumbai) 20041002.2716
2003
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Malaria - India (Haryana) (02) 20031018.2620
Malaria - India (Kerala): request for information 20030605.1378
2002
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Malaria - India (Assam) 20020613.4483
2001
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Malaria - India (Assam) 20010604.1102
2000
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Malaria - India (Uttar Pradesh) 20001017.1777
1999
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Malaria, vivax, resistant - India (Mumbai) 19990316.0389
1996
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Malaria - India, 1995 (5) 19960405.0652
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