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International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences Research Article

Migratory labourers and malaria in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Abhay Kumar Sharma

Year : 2017 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 320-324

doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1312694

Received on: 10/08/2017

Revised on: 11/30/2017

Accepted on: 12/01/2017

Published on: 12/04/2017

  • Abhay Kumar Sharma( 2017).

    Migratory labourers and malaria in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

    . International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 2( 6), 320-324.

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Abstract

Malaria has become a global problem. It is endemic in 107 countries and is responsible for over 300 to 500 million clinical cases and more than a million deaths each year. Over 3.2 billion people live under the threat of malaria. The relationships between human population movement and health are well established facts at global level. In case of malaria role of migratory labour was studied in the Western Uttar Pradesh. Attempt was made to assess malaria related knowledge, habit and practice of migratory labour working in agriculture and road construction.

Keywords

Migratory labourers, Malaria, Western Uttar Pradesh, India.