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 A manual on control of Malaria with special reference to Andhra Pradesh, India.  

Contents

I. Insights about the malaria problem

Page 1

  
II. The malaria parasite

4

   A.  An overview of the malaria parasite 4
   B.  Malaria parasite in mosquito host 6
   C.  Malaria parasite in human host 7
    
III. Learning About the mosquito Vector

9

   A.  Why is disease transmitting mosquito called a vector? 9
   B.  Malaria transmitting mosquitoes 9
   C.  Anophelene mosquito biology 11
   D.  Vector competence  15
   E.  Vectorial capacity  15
   F.  Entomological field techniques  16
   G.  Mosquitoes in Andhra Pradesh  21
   H.  State infrastructure for entomological study of vector mosquitoes
         and the role of institutions of higher learning
 23
 
IV. Indicators of malaria situation

30

   A.  Indicators useful for epidemiological surveillance of malaria 30
   B.  Indentification of high malaria risk areas and related indicators 33
   C.  Indicators of the mosquito situation (entomological transmission
         indexes)
34
   D.  Functional indicators of programme performance

36

 
V. Review of the malaria situation in the state

37

 
VI. What can individuals, families and neighbourhoods do to keep out malaria?

44

   A.  Household protection of exposure to mosquito bites 44
   B.  Personal protection 45
   C.  Household environment to minimise mosquito breeding 48
   D.  If someone in your house has fever!

48

 
VII. Practice guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of malaria

51

   A.  Attention clinicians 51
   B.  Purpose and scope 51
   C.  Uncomplicated malaria 51
   D.  Severe malaria  59
   E.  General rules of antimalarial therapy  62
   F.  Some general remarks about antimalarials  62
   G.  Glossary of antimalarial drugs 62
 
VIII. Control of mosquito vector

65

   A.  Environmental control 65
   B.  Biological control of mosquitoes by larvivorous fish 67
   C.  Chemical control of vector mosquitoes 70
 
IX. Recommendations of the Expert Committee on Communicable diseases - Government of Andhra Pradesh

74

References and further reading

75

Abbreviations

76

Index

78

                                                                                                            

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