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MALARIA - INDIA: NATIONAL ESTIMATES
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Date: Tue 23 Sep 2008
Source: The Hindu [edited]
<http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/23/stories/2008092355991100.htm>
Malaria, visceral leishmaniasis, and other infections in India
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Malaria has claimed 154 lives and affected over 2.86 lakh [286 000]
people across the country. As many as 48 have died in Orissa alone,
where 84 309 people have been reported infected. Orissa is followed
by Meghalaya, where 33 deaths were reported and over 10 000 infected.
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[Malaria is prevalent in India and probably underreported in many
areas, as indicated by the imported cases in tourists from Goa (see
ProMED-mail references below). - Mod.EP]
[According to information available on the Global Infectious Disease
and Epidemiology Network (GIDEON - see <http://www.gideononline.com>)
Two-thirds of all cases are reported from Gujarat, Karnatka, Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
- Orissa, Assam & Maharashtra account for 80 percent of all
_plasmodium falciparum_ malaria.
- Malaria is reported nationwide, including Delhi and Bombay; but not
in Hichal Pradesh, Jammu & Sikkim, isolated coastal areas around
Western Ghats, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Transmission begins with the onset of the Monsoon seasonb in mid-June.
- _P. vivax_ predominates until August, with _P. falciparum_
infection rising to a peak in September.
- There is no risk for malaria at altitudes above 2000 meters.
Malaria was nearly eradicated from India during the early 1960's:
The statement that malaria was almost eradicated in the early 60s is
best demonstrated by the data in the next section, also from the
GIDEON database where numbers of annually reported cases were less
than 100 000 during the early 60s, but by the early 70s these numbers
were surpassing 1 000 000 cases annually each year. The above
newswire report of 286 000 cases this year attributable to malaria is
in contrast with the data presented below. More information from
knowledgeable individuals would be greatly appreciated.
Number of total cases reported per year 1961 through 2006:
1961 (49 151), 1962 (59 375), 1963 (87 306), 1964 (112 942), 1965 (99
667), 1966 (148 012), 1967 (278 214), 1968 ( 274 634), 1969 (347
975), 1970 ( 694 017), 1971 (1 322 398), 1972 (1 428 649), 1973 (1
930 273), 1974 (3 167 658), 1975 (5 166 142), 1976 ( 6 450 000), 1977
(4 700 000), 1978 (3 600 000), 1979 (3 100 000), 1980 (2 800 000),
1981 (2 600 000), 1982 (2 182 302), 1983 (2 018 605), 1984 (2 184
446), 1985 (1 864 380), 1986 (1 792 167), 1987 (1 663 284), 1988 (1
854 830), 1989 (2 017 823), 1990 (2 018 783), 1991 (2 111 401), 1992
(2 125 800), 1993 ( 2 207 431), 1994 (2 222 869), 1995 (2 988 231),
1996 (2 851 222), 1997 (2 660 057), 1998 ( 2 222 748), 1999 (2 228
471), 2000 (2 031 790), 2001 (2 085 484), 2002 (1 842 019), 2003 (1
869 403), 2004 (1 915 363), 2005 (1 816 342), 2006 (1 047 977)."
For a map of India with states, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/india_pol01.jpg>.
- Mod.MPP]
[The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of India can be accessed
at <http://healthmap.org/promed?v=22.9,79.6,5>. - CopyEd.MJ]
[see also:
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
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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