Benudhar Mukhi¹, Chaitali Ghosh³, Anupkumar R Anvikar¹ and Susanta Kumar Ghosh^4,5*

¹ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, India
²Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, India
³Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bangalore, India
⁴Former ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Bangalore, India
⁵Resource Person (External Support), on Dengue, Government of Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Susanta Kumar Ghosh, Former ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Bangalore, India.

Received: February 17, 2025; Published: February 25, 2025

Abstract

Eleven members of two resident families in Mangalore city, Southwestern coastal India suffered from sequential malaria infections of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and mixed infections, despite using regular bed nets. Malarial symptoms of febrile illness started with chills and rigours in children at schools and adults at workplaces. Five members of the first family, residing in the central city, got infected with P. falciparum followed by P. vivax, while six members of the second family, located ~10 km away from the city, and initially suffered from P. vivax, followed by mixed infections and subsequently with P. falciparum. Both families reside nearer to the construction sites, indicating that construction activities foster vector mosquito breeding around houses resulting in indoor biting that leads to sustained malaria transmission. This study findings highlight the need for targeted vector control strategies that address closed malaria transmission, escaping bed net usage to counter malaria risk in the urbanized areas. Construction-related activities favour the suitable conditions in vector ecology and associated health risks.

Keywords:Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Mixed Infection; Construction Sites; Close Transmission

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Citation

Citation: Benudhar Mukhi., et al. “Sequential Plasmodium Infections in Two Resident Families in Mangalore, India".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.3 (2025): 69-74.

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