Desert Malaria

<p>1 ‘Desert malaria‘: an emerging new paradigm.- 2 Global vis-à-vis desert-driven malaria.- 3 World deserts: environments and malaria potential.- 4 Desert water sources and vector adaptation.- 5 ‘Tanka’ and ’Beri’ –most crucial habitats for breeding of anopheles stephensi and emergence of “desert malaria” in the thar desert.- 6 Extensive canalization and its impact on transformation of the thar desert and malaria excerbation.- 7 Anopheline fauna and major malaria vectors of deserts.- 8 Anophelenization of the deserts.- 9 Sibling species complexes of malaria vectors in major deserts.- 10 Anopheles stephensi liston 1901:origin and chorogeography –a new hypothesis.- 11 Invasive vector species of malaria in desert environments.- 12 Epidemiology of desert malaria.- 13 Epidemics of malaria in major deserts.- 14 Urban malaria in the desert.- 15 Clinical scenario of desert malaria.- 16 Agroeconomical and eco-bio-social aspects of malaria in deserts.- 17 Vector identification and malaria diagnosis in major deserts.- 18 Malaria immunity in desert populations and development of resistance in parasites against antimalarials.- 19 Malaria and climate change 20 Trans-border migration and malaria in desert populations.- 21 Malaria management including vector control in major deserts.- 22 Inventions, innovations and discoveries in malaria in desert environments.- 23 Future implications of desert malaria in global elimination campaign.- 24 Anopheles stephensi –the first vector to show an evolutionary response to rapid climate change.- 25 Conclusion: will deserts transform into malaria hotspots tomorrow?</p>

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