Ritesh Ranjha, Sontee, Chander Prakash Yadav, Mradul Mohan, Kuldeep Singh, Jitendra Kumar, P. Bharti, Anup R Anvikar
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Abstract
Despite significant progress in malaria control throughout India, Chhattisgarh continues to be a significant contributor to both malaria morbidity and mortality. This study aims to identify key factors associated with malaria endemicity, with the goal of focusing on these factors for malaria elimination by 2030.
We employed an analysis and narrative review methodology to summarize the existing evidence on malaria epidemiology in Chhattisgarh. Data, encompassing environmental conditions, dominant malaria vectors and their distribution, and the impact of previous interventions on malaria control, were extracted from published literature using PubMed and Google Scholar. This information was subsequently correlated with malaria incidence data using appropriate statistical and geographical methods.
Much of the malaria burden in the states is concentrated in a few specific districts. The primary malaria vectors in these regions are Anopheles culicifacies and Anopheles fluviatilis. High transmission areas are found in tribal belts that are challenging to access, characterized by densely forested areas that provide a conducive habitat for malaria vectors.
Conducive environmental conditions, characterized by high forest cover, community behavior, and insurgency, contribute to the high malaria endemicity in the area. Challenges include insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and asymptomatic malaria. Allocating additional resources to high-endemic districts is crucial. Innovative and focused malaria control programs, such as DAMAN and Malaria Mukt Abhiyan, hold immense importance.
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National Institute of Malaria Research on behalf of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) publishes the Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. This Journal was earlier published as the Indian Journal of Malariology, a peer reviewed and open access biomedical journal in the field of vector borne diseases. The Journal publishes review articles, original research articles, short research communications, case reports of prime importance, letters to the editor in the field of vector borne diseases and their control.