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World Malaria Report 2019
December 6 , 2019
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- World Malaria Report 2019 has been released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Globally, there were 228 million cases of malaria in 2018.
- The highest number of cases were reported from African region, followed by South-East Asia.
- Nigeria had the highest burden of all malaria cases, at 24%.
India Specific Data
- The Incidence of Plasmodium vivax malaria (the second most common form of the disease) was the highest in India.
- In India, 7 states account for about 90% of malaria cases.
- They are Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
- Compared to 2017, India reported 2.6 million fewer cases in 2018.
- This makes India the country with the “largest absolute reductions” among the countries that share 85% of the malaria burden.
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