Identification of malaria hot spots for focused intervention in tribal state of India: a GIS-based approach
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Health Geographics
- Vol. 8 (1) , 30
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072x-8-30
Abstract
In India, presently malaria shows a declining trend whereas Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) cases show an up trend. In central India, specifically, Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) a forested and tribal area, control of malaria is logistically difficult and outbreaks are frequently recorded, reasons for this being inadequate surveillance, poor reporting, a time lag in reporting to decision makers and a lack of geo referenced information to pin point the trouble spots for a timely preventive action.Keywords
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