Sources of Epidemic Data in India

Contributed by Vineeta Bal (NII, Delhi)

1. Malaria: MRC, Delhi; RMRC, Bhubaneswar; NIMR, Delhi

2. Filaria: RMRC, Bhubaneswar

3. Tuberculosis: TRC, Chennai; NIE, Chennai

4. Leprosy: NIE, Chennai

5. KalaAzar: Pradeep Das, Rajendra Prasad Inst of Medical Sciences, Patna; School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata

6. Nutrition: NIN, Hyderabad; Natl Nutrition Monitoring Bureau

7. HLA and Disease Susceptibility: N K Mehra, AIIMS, Delhi; Pitchappan, MKU, Madurai

Other Epidemic Data Resources

Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa (MARA)
Different types of malaria (and other) maps are available from the MARA project including maps showing endemic/epidemic risk areas, prevalence, duration of transmission season, start and end of transmission season, as well as maps showing the population distribution, administrative boundaries and topographical features.