Open AccessA comparative study of epidemiological investigations of malaria outbreaks and related deaths in two districts of Jharkhand during the same prewinter season using shoe-leather epidemiology
Author(s) -
Dewesh Kumar,
Shashi Bhushan Singh,
Abhishek Kumar,
Aravind Kishore,
Vivek Kashyap
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_55_17
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , outbreak , malaria , environmental health , veterinary medicine , socioeconomics , virology , pathology , sociology
Following news of deaths in two districts of Jharkhand (West Singhbum and Garhwa) in November 2016, epidemiological investigations were contemplated to investigate any current outbreak of falciparum malaria and deaths attributed to it.