31 Malaria deaths reported in Mizoram

An estimated 31 people, out of 23,105 people afflicted with the disease, died of Malaria in Mizoram during 2014.
Dr. C. Zarzoliana, Programme Officer of the State Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (VBDCP) today said 3,30,882 people, consisting more than 30 per cent of the total population were diagnosed with malaria last year as Mizoram is a tropical and malaria-prone area.
Malaria remained one of the major contagious diseases in the state, he added.