Summary:
In December 2017, 400 cases of PF and 178 cases of PV were reported while in the past one week two cases of PF and one case of PV has been detected. After the outbreak of malaria in September, around 400 cases of PF were detected daily but later these cases were reported in a month. Bareilly: With the drop in temperature, mosquitoes have become inactive and that has led to the decrease in cases of rare plasmodium falciparum (PF) and plasmodium falciparum vivax (PV) malaria in the district. However, we have decided to conduct an intensive drive from June onwards on a war-footing to prevent malaria in Bareilly. Even most of the cases which are being reported are those patients who did not complete their medication course.”Chief medical officer Vineet Shukla said, “Only a few cases of malaria are being reported now..