Anti-malaria drive in slums

  • 28/07/2008

  • Telegraph (Kolkata)

The civic health department will organise a spot blood test campaign in slum areas from next week to detect malignant malaria. The campaign was launched following a directive from the state health department. Health officials will collect blood samples from people suffering from fever. "The main objective is to isolate the people infected with Plasmodium falciparum