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Resurgence of Malaria in Bangladesh

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Malaria in South Asia

Part of the book series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research ((AAHER,volume 1))

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This chapter discusses malaria incidence in a general background of mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh. Specifically, it aims to look into (a) the conditions associated with the resurgence of malaria and its status by the close of the twentieth century; (b) the spatial trend of malaria resurgence in the same time period, additionally suggesting the division of the country into three risk zones based on epidemiological, geo-ecological, and infrastructural criteria; and (c) the possibility of research intervention in the field of malaria geography.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Environmental Science and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    K. Maudood Elahi

  2. Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sabiha Sultana

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  1. Centre for the Study of, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

    Rais Akhtar

  2. Dept. Geography & Planning, University of Akron, Akron, 44325-5005, U.S.A.

    Ashok K. Dutt

  3. Dept. Geography, Boston University, Commonwealth Ave. 675 , Boston, 02215-1401, U.S.A.

    Vandana Wadhwa

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Elahi, K.M., Sultana, S. (2009). Resurgence of Malaria in Bangladesh. In: Akhtar, R., Dutt, A., Wadhwa, V. (eds) Malaria in South Asia. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3358-1_6

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