The following is an impoant indicator to measure the incidence of malaria in a community: (A) Slide positivity rate, (B) Annual falciparum incidence, (C) Annual parasite incidence, (D) Infant parasite rate
Answer is C. Annual Parasite Incidence (API) Sophisticated measure of malaria incidence in a community API = Confirmed cases during one year/population under surveillancex1000 Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno : 286