Malaria outbreak in a non endemic tribal block of Balasore district, Orissa, India during summer season.
A focal outbreak of malaria at Sialimal sub-centre of Balasore district of Orissa   was reported during the month of March, 2010. Three villages of the above block were   affected. Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar has conducted an entomological   survey and a central clinic simultaneously, with door to door household survey to identify the   fever cases. Within a span of 18 days around 172 fever cases were reported with Slide   Positivity Rate (SPR) of 24.4% and Pf % of 81%. The malaria epidemiological data of the sub-centre   area for last three years indicates that the area is non endemic for malaria (API was   0.81). Entomological survey revealed the presence of three known vectors of malaria i.e.   Anopheles culicifacies, Anopheles annularis and Anopheles subpictus (local vector). Per   Man Hour Density (PMHD) of these three species were 4.2, 2.8 and 10.8 respectively.   Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites were detected in two An. culicifacies, in one An.   annularis and in one An. subpictus. Larval density of Anopheline mosquitoes per dip ranged   between 12 to 20. The vectors were found to be resistant to DDT but susceptible to synthetic   pyrethroid. With this finding necessary remedial measures were taken by the government to   curtail the transmission.
Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Near Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar-751023, Orissa, India.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003634:DDT / Q000494:pharmacology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000469:parasitology*; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012621:Seasons; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult
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