Summary
The districts with the most cases fell from 155 to just 33.
More than 160 districts reported zero local malaria cases in recent years.
Health teams are using a ‘Test, Treat and Track’ plan to stop the disease. 🩺
Key Points
4 points1
Malaria cases fell by nearly 80% over ten years.
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High‑case districts reduced from 155 to 33.
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160 districts had no local malaria infections recently.
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Officials focus on testing, quick treatment, and tracking patients.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsindigenous
coming from the local area
burden
a big problem
surveillance
watching and checking closely
epidemiological
about how diseases spread
vector
something like a mosquito that carries disease
inter‑sectoral
working together between different government groups
panchayati raj
local village councils in India
annual blood examination rates
how many blood tests are done each year
diagnosis
finding out what disease a person has
anti‑malarial drugs
medicine that fights malaria
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