Filaria is a chronic debilitating disease
manifested as elephantiasis and/or hydrocele. Lymphatic Filariasis, as such, is
not fatal.The States/UTs wise number of cases during 2011-2013 is given in the
table below:
Clinically Manifested Cases of Lymphatic Filariasis: 2011-13
|
Sl.
No.
|
LF endemic State/UT
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
171537
|
165239
|
165350
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
2762
|
2712
|
3204
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
388241
|
390000
|
389972
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
14818
|
15514
|
13921
|
|
5
|
Goa
|
213
|
228
|
149
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
7280
|
7891
|
5760
|
|
7
|
Jharkhand
|
135148
|
140323
|
138664
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
19636
|
19546
|
20110
|
|
9
|
Kerala
|
16264
|
18957
|
18917
|
|
10
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
9679
|
9679
|
8597
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
95694
|
90241
|
84873
|
|
12
|
Odisha
|
116997
|
116997
|
116997
|
|
13
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
59578
|
59836
|
59523
|
|
14
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
133027
|
131282
|
146022
|
|
15
|
West
Bengal
|
91010
|
110729
|
110629
|
|
16
|
A&N
Islands
|
231
|
199
|
188
|
|
17
|
D
& N Haveli
|
77
|
77
|
111
|
|
18
|
Daman
& Diu
|
199
|
219
|
136
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
|
20
|
Puducherry
|
1437
|
1437
|
1437
|
|
|
Total
|
1264169
|
1281447
|
1284901
|
250 districts of 15 States and 5 Union
Territories have been identified as endemic for Lymphatic Filariasis. The
number of State/UT-wise endemic districts where elimination programme is being
implemented is given in the table below:
Number of Filaria Endemic
Districts in State/UTs
|
Sl.
No.
|
LF endemic State/UT
|
Number of Endemic Districts
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
16
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
7
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
38
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
9
|
|
5
|
Goa
|
2
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
9
|
|
7
|
Jharkhand
|
15
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
8
|
|
9
|
Kerala
|
11
|
|
10
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
11
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
17
|
|
12
|
Odisha
|
20
|
|
13
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
20
|
|
14
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
50
|
|
15
|
West
Bengal
|
12
|
|
16
|
A&N
Islands
|
1
|
|
17
|
D
& N Haveli
|
1
|
|
18
|
Daman
& Diu
|
1
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
1
|
|
20
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
250
|
The
National Programme for Lymphatic Filariasis targets reducing microfilaria rate
to less than 1% in endemic districts. The strategy of Annual Mass Drug
Administration (MDA) with single dose of anti-filarial drugs and morbidity
management is being implemented since 2004.
Under
the National Programme for Control of Vector Borne diseases (NVBDCP) funds are
allocated and provided to the States/UTs in an integrated manner for prevention
and control of six vector borne diseases including Lymphatic Filariasis. The
details of allocation made and utilized (including cash and commodity) to 20
endemic States/UTs for last three years and allocation for current year is as
follows:
|
Allocation
and Utilization (Cash + Commodity) under NVBDCP
|
|
|
|
(Rs. in Lakhs)
|
|
S. No
|
States/UTs
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
Allocation
|
Exp.
|
Allocation
|
Exp.
|
Allocation
|
Exp.
|
Allocation (as on 17.02.14)
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Prd.
|
1302.61
|
791.16
|
3189.96
|
3687.74
|
2678.00
|
1379.50
|
2316.32
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
4394.61
|
4666.02
|
3883.71
|
3952.64
|
4865.50
|
1296.31
|
5168.19
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
3436.05
|
4481.77
|
4637.38
|
4093.64
|
3333.75
|
2296.17
|
6038.31
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3099.98
|
1847.34
|
4094.31
|
4203.71
|
3339.30
|
1363.41
|
2999.22
|
|
5
|
Goa
|
63.21
|
28.03
|
78.00
|
78.80
|
179.10
|
187.00
|
125.81
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
530.85
|
319.93
|
683.44
|
82.71
|
1750.00
|
1750.11
|
1612.71
|
|
7
|
Jharkhand
|
3579.74
|
2593.96
|
5069.40
|
4745.27
|
4638.60
|
1766.74
|
3836.09
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
469.66
|
222.08
|
823.92
|
154.71
|
1748.10
|
1450.99
|
1630.66
|
|
9
|
Kerala
|
354.44
|
358.60
|
503.38
|
566.18
|
778.00
|
1242.11
|
745.56
|
|
10
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
2331.14
|
1564.31
|
3428.98
|
3941.94
|
3500.00
|
1341.00
|
2053.50
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
1112.39
|
197.47
|
846.50
|
816.51
|
1763.00
|
1961.90
|
1557.04
|
|
12
|
Odisha
|
5143.79
|
4756.34
|
6818.41
|
8244.70
|
5563.90
|
1672.80
|
4603.18
|
|
13
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
450.49
|
42.88
|
764.95
|
9.20
|
908.00
|
897.00
|
1971.75
|
|
14
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
2455.59
|
2065.41
|
3341.09
|
2435.68
|
3257.20
|
52.00
|
3469.29
|
|
15
|
West
Bengal
|
2697.03
|
2497.52
|
2326.29
|
1451.96
|
2890.40
|
1358.87
|
3381.03
|
|
16
|
Puducherry
|
36.05
|
14.67
|
45.24
|
32.24
|
91.00
|
126.36
|
53.87
|
|
17
|
A&N
Islands
|
335.61
|
271.64
|
428.50
|
455.32
|
524.00
|
934.02
|
537.20
|
|
18
|
D
& N Haveli
|
46.48
|
29.75
|
56.50
|
61.92
|
98.20
|
183.69
|
79.44
|
|
19
|
Daman
& Diu
|
25.48
|
18.70
|
38.00
|
51.53
|
61.80
|
62.01
|
54.49
|
|
20
|
Lakshadweep
|
21.80
|
2.51
|
30.00
|
8.79
|
52.80
|
36.55
|
43.15
|
|
|
Total
|
31887.00
|
26770.09
|
41087.96
|
39075.19
|
42020.65
|
21358.54
|
42276.81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government
of India has taken various initiatives to achieve elimination of Lymphatic
filariasis in the country. These include:
·
Capacity
building of State officials
·
Social
mobilization including IEC/BCC activities
·
Supply
of adequate logistics to the States for programme implementation
·
Validation
of achievement following WHO guidelines.
·
Intensifying
home based morbidity management for lymphoedema cases and surgical intervention
for hydrocele cases.
This
was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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