DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i10.055

Pages: 3833-3836

Efforts to combat started since independence of country; we are still unable to curtail this protozoal disease. Due to technical, operational and managerial reasons and even shortage of DDT, malarial program have to face repeated set-backs. That’s why, it also create huge burden of morbidity and mortality. The study was planned to draw attention of public health manager regarding current trend and case fatality rate due to malaria at tertiary care hospital. Secondary data analysis of registered cases of malaria at record section was planned. Case fatality rate was calculated and seasonal influence on number of cases of malaria was evaluated. The cases of P.vivax outnumbered to P.falciparum in defined studied period. Noteworthy findings, transmission of P.vivax was most common in monsoon season while transmission of P.falciparum was most common in post monsoon month and case Fatality Rate (CFR) was higher for P.falciparum (3.24%). Even though cases and deaths are admirably decreased in last few years, case fatality rate in our findings is not tolerable for this curable disease. There is need to strengthen malaria control activities.