Malaria Burden in South India

Epidemiological Overview

• Nearly 14% of the Indian population is at high-risk for malaria, with over 1 million infections and 2000 deaths each year across India, with South India contributing significantly to this burden 1
• The disease is caused by four protozoan species of the genus Plasmodium (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae), all transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2