Table 1 Malaria incidence in the district of Batticaloa in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka for the period 2001-2008 (source: Office of the Deputy Provincial Director of Health, Batticaloa).
From: Anopheles culicifacies breeding in brackish waters in Sri Lanka and implications for malaria control
Year | Number of blood film examined | Number of confirmed cases | §SPR | †API | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | P. vivax | P. falciparum | Â | Â |
2001 | 52,149 | 3,771 | 286 | 7.8 | 7.98 |
2002 | 104,279 | 5,864 | 482 | 6.1 | 10.5 |
2003 | 109,787 | 1,348 | 116 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
2004 | 103,484 | 327 | 94 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
2005 | 92,817 | 73 | 09 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
2006 | 112,323 | 07 | 00 | <0.01 | 0.06 |
2007 | 70,414 | 05 | 00 | <0.01 | 0.08 |
2008 | 59,189 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |