All are true regarding malaria except -: (A) Infant parasite rate is a poor indicator of malaria occurence in a community, (B) ABER is used for operational approach, (C) Spleen rate is an impoant indicator of endermicity of malaria, (D) Usually caused by Plasmodium vivax
Answer is A. Infant parasite rate is defined as the percentage of infants below the age of 1 year showing malaria parasites in their blood films.It is regarded as most sensitive index of recent transmission of malaria in a locality Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 277