Table 1.

Salient features of malaria in North-East (NE) India.

NE States	Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Manipur
Geographical Area	255,128 Km2 (consists of hills, valleys and plains)
National proportion to land cover	8%
Total Population	45161611 (2011 census) with an average density of 159 persons/km2
Climate	Tropical monsoon humid climate
Contribution to nation’s malaria cases	15.2% (in 2018)
Major Plasmodium spp.	P. falciparum and P. vivax
Primary malaria vectors	An. baimaii and An. minimus
Secondary malaria vectors	An. annularis, An. phillipinensis/nivipes, An. culicifacies etc.
Treatment for malaria	P. falciparum—Age-specific artemisinin combination therapy (Artemether-lumefantrine) with primaquine @ 0.75 mg/kg body weight on day 2 P. vivax—chloroquine (25 mg/kg body weight divided over three days) and primaquine (0.25 mg/kg body weight daily for 14 days.) For mixed infections—Age-specific artemisinin combination therapy (Artemether-lumefantrine) for 3 days + primaquine 0.25 mg per kg body weight daily for 14 days.