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MALARIA

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  • Malaria is all set to become a notifiable disease across India, with Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya too in the process of putting this vector-borne disease in the category.

Malaria  

  • Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by parasites (Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Malariae and Plasmodium Ovale).
  • It is transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
  • Currently, Malaria is a notifiable disease in 33 States and Union Territories in India.
  • India was the only high-burden, high-impact country in the South- East Asia region to report a decline in malaria cases in 2020 as compared to 2019.
  • But India witnessed an 1% decline in malaria cases and 83.36% decline in deaths during 2015-2022.

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Q. India has a vision of a malaria-free country by 2027 and elimination by 2030. How is India moving towards achieving malaria elimination?

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