Hospital based study of malarial species in a tertiary health care center, Hassan, Karnataka
Journal Title: Journal of International Medicine and Dentistry - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Malaria is one of the major public health problems in India as almost all parts of the country are affected by it. Even with many control programmes, it continues to be a major public health problem. A population of 27% lives in low transmission areas i.e. 0-1 case / 1000 population; 58% of population lives in high transmission areas i.e. more than 1case / 1000 population in malaria affected areas. Thoughout the world, falciparum is the main cause for malaria; 92% of malaria is caused by falciparum. This study was carried out to know the presence of malarial species in and around Hassan District. The study was done in the department of Microbiology HIMS, Hassan to find out the presence of malarial species in and around Hassan.
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