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All are true regarding malaria except -

A
Infant parasite rate is a poor indicator of malaria occurence in a community
B
ABER is used for operational approach
C
Spleen rate is an impoant indicator of endermicity of malaria
D
Usually caused by Plasmodium vivax
High-Yield Explanation
Infant parasite rate is defined as the percentage of infants below the age of 1 year showing malaria parasites in their blood films.It is regarded as most sensitive index of recent transmission of malaria in a locality Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 277

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