NVBDCP has set a target of malaria elimination (zero indigenous cases) for India by which year, and the programme-defined threshold for 'elimination' at sub-national level is:
- A 2030; API < 1 per 1000 at district level ✓
- B 2025; Annual Parasite Incidence (API) < 1 per 1000 population
- C 2027; Slide Positivity Rate (SPR) < 5%
- D 2030; zero indigenous Plasmodium falciparum cases
Correct answer: A. 2030; API < 1 per 1000 at district level
Explanation
India's National Framework for Malaria Elimination 2016–2030 targets national elimination (zero indigenous transmission) by 2030. The operational definition for district-level elimination is API < 1 per 1000 population sustained for ≥ 3 consecutive years, followed by a prevention-of-re-introduction phase. SPR < 5% is a WHO threshold for 'pre-elimination', not elimination itself.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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