Open AccessVECTOR-BORNE DISEASES IN INDIA
Author(s) -
Pragati Dhopte,
ijar,
Irrusappan Hari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/11933
Subject(s) - dengue fever , vector (molecular biology) , chikungunya , epidemiology , malaria , japanese encephalitis , population , medicine , veterinary medicine , geography , virology , environmental health , encephalitis , biology , immunology , pathology , virus , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Vectors are transmitted diseases from person to person that diseases are known as vactor borne diseases. There are mainly six vector borne diseases present in India, tropical and subtropical rigion also. As per current medical importance, geographic distribution, epidemiology and potential spreading of vector borne diseases, Malaria total cases were 29340 and deaths 2 and Japanese encephalitis total cases were 111. Chikungunya and Kala azar total cases were 700 and no deaths were found in 2020 respectively. 87.25% of MDA were supplied to total population and the dengue cases were 136422 and deaths 132 were observed in 2019. The vector borne diseases in India are reviewed in this article.