India's Malaria Deaths Grossly Underestimated

The Indian study studied largely the effects of disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum mosquitoes, Dr. Snow noted in his Lancet editorial, and the less-studied disease burden a second species, P. vivax, might represent a larger threat in India still.

The malaria deaths study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. Neither the study authors nor Dr. Snow declared conflicts of interest.