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Malaria in India: the center for the study of complex malaria in India.
Acta tropica - 1 Mar 2012
Das Aparup, Anvikar Anupkumar R, Cator Lauren J, Dhiman Ramesh C, Eapen Alex, Mishra Neelima, Nagpal Bhupinder N, Nanda Nutan, Raghavendra Kamaraju, Read Andrew F, Sharma Surya K, Singh Om P, Singh Vineeta, Sinnis Photini, Srivastava Harish C, Sullivan Steven A, Sutton Patrick L, Thomas Matthew B, Carlton Jane M, Valecha Neena
Abstract excerpt
Malaria is a major public health problem in India and one which contributes significantly to the overall malaria burden in Southeast Asia. The National Vector Borne Disease Control Program of India reported ∼1.6 million cases and ∼1100 malaria deaths in 2009. Some experts argue that this is a serious underestimation and that the actual number of malaria cases per year is likely between 9 and 50 times greater,...
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