Malariogenic situations amounting to premunition in areas of Ajodhya Hills of District Purulia, West Bengal.
Since a long time, Purulia District in West Bengal has been endemic for malaria. In 1997 and 1998, the district contributed 12.4% (9932 out of 79,811) and 10.0% (13,248 out of 130,288) of malaria cases respectively occurring in West Bengal, resulting 9.45% (7 out of 74) and 5.5% (4 out of 72) of deaths respectively in the state. ABER of the district was 10.4% in 1997 and 8.5% in 1998.
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Regional Office for Health & Family Welfare, G.O.I., Calcutta-700 019.
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011159:Population Surveillance