A. Stephensi and Malaria in Calcutta
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Sir,?In 1932, Covell conducted a malaria survey in Calcutta, and discussed the epidemiology of the disease in this city. He reached the following important conclusions :? (?') The amount of endemic malaria in the city was, at that, time, slight. (ii) Transmission of the disease definitely occurs, probably originating chiefly from imported cases, leading to localized outbreaks in various parts of the city. (Hi) Anopheles stephensi is undoubtedly the transmitting agent of the disease in Central Calcutta.
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The Anopheles Stephensi Problem in Calcutta *Being a paper read at the Medical and Veterinary Research Section of the Indian Science Congress, Allahabad January, 1930.
The seasonal prevalence of Anopheles stephensi Liston has been studied in Calcutta for one year, viz., from July 1928 to June 1929, m an area almost one square mile in extent in Central Calcutta, with a view to studying this complex problem and the best methods of control ?f this notorious malaria carrier species of anopheline in Calcutta, the second city of the British Empire. The area under s...
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