Can Mixed Parasite Infections Thwart Targeted Malaria Elimination Program in India?

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Malaria burden due to infection of different malaria parasites either as single or as mixed infection in India. (a) Pie chart showing contribution of each of the five human malaria parasite species (both monospecies infections and mixed species infections have been considered) into the net malaria burden in India. Clearly, P. falciparum has surpassed P. vivax and P. malariae is increasing its abundance in India. (b) Pie chart of infections with either mono-malaria parasites or different combinations of mixed malaria parasites in different Indian states (keys of different colour codes are given in the figure legend).

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