All of the following factors contribute to Resurgence of malaria, Except-: (A) Drug resistance in host, (B) Drug resistance in parasite, (C) Insecticide resistance in vectors, (D) Antigenic variations in parasite
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Drug resistance in host Factors contributing to resurgence of malaria o Increasing insecticide resistance in the vector o Increasing and often multiple drug resistance in the parasite o Increasing instability in populations with large & unpredictable population migration Urbanization and formation of new slums Movement of reference population Travel by non-immune expaities o Increasing atmospheric carbon accumulation increasing the climatic suitability for transmission. o Deteriorating public health system in endemic countries. o Diversion offund.s/Inadequate funding for malaria control o Several environmental factors including cultivated land, irrigation intensity, cropping intensity, rainfall, construction and repair of canals & roads, shallow eah wells, ponds flooded fields etc.