The Hindu 19.07.2012
More cases in urban areas
There has been no malaria death recorded this year in
Mangalore urban and rural areas, according to the Dakshina Kannada
District Malaria Status Report 2011-12.
In June 2012,
there were 5,564 smears of which 677 cases had malaria (of which, 52
were serious) in Mangalore. In rural areas, there were 8,660 smears and
24 cases of malaria (none serious) were found. A total of 14,224 smears
and 701 malaria cases were recorded in the same month. According to
Jayaram Poojary, Senior Malaria Inspector, District Vector Borne Disease
Control Office, blood smear tests for malaria are done at the following
places: Government Wenlock Hospital, District Disease Surveillance
Office (near Central Railway Station), Bondel Primary Health Centre
(PHC), inside Mangalore City Corporation, Surathkal (PHC), Katipalla
(PHC), Kudupu (PHC), Urban Health Centres in Lady Hill, Mullakadu, and
Bengre.
Tests are also done at Mulky Community Health
Centre and Moodbidri Community Health Centre. Private hospitals also
provide tests for malaria.
