1 Desert malaria: an emerging new paradigm
2 Global vis-a-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? .