State health and civic officials have found the incidence of malaria, particularly the malignant variant, has increased in the city compared with last year, despite anti-mosquito drives by the civic body.
The officials suspect patient resistance to the drug chloroquine is the main reason for the spurt in malaria cases.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/drug-resistance-leads-rise-malaria-cases
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporations
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d
