Scientists found that the risk of infection from the night-biting female
Anopheles mosquitoes seems higher among people who work when compared
to those who stay at home.
Chennai is one of Tamil Nadu's hotspots for malaria. There has been no malarial death in the state in five years. But there has been an 18% increase in malaria cases in the past one year although the number of people tested for it has come down by 6 lakh, according the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.
Chennai is one of Tamil Nadu's hotspots for malaria. There has been no malarial death in the state in five years. But there has been an 18% increase in malaria cases in the past one year although the number of people tested for it has come down by 6 lakh, according the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.
Survey results showed incidence of malaria was the lowest among people
living in concrete houses and highest among people living under asbestos
roofs or in huts. Also, only 12% people tested positive for malaria
from 143 houses breeding mosquitoes at the time of the survey. However,
out of the 489 houses without any mosquito breeding, 87.3% people tested
positive.
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