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Prevalence of malaria in human population of district Killa Saifullah: Balochistan


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Title: Prevalence of malaria in human population of district Killa Saifullah: Balochistan

Authors: Noor Jahan Umer, Muhammad Iqbal Yasinzai

Journal: Pure and Applied Biology (PAB)

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Publisher: Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2017

Volume: 6

Issue: 4

Language: en

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to Examine the prevalence of Human malarial infection in Killa Saifullah district.A total No. of 4208 blood smear ware prepared twice in a month. in each locality The overall plasmodium mixed slide positivity rate was observed 20.0% and mixed infection (0.5%) and the p.vivax is to be the commonist with the higher incidence 75% in the month of August and lowest in  Feb 51.2%. Variation in different age groups 14 years and above was observed 25.6% and mixed infection 0.18%. In the age group 6-14 years (9.6%) with mixed infection (0.05%) and the lowest prevalence ratio in the age group from 1-5 years (7.2%)   with mixed infection 0.07%. The table -2 were statistically analysed there is no association between the age groups and types of infection we can say that incidence of any type of infection can happen to any age group person independently.  
Keywords: Plasmodium; Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium falciparum
http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2017.600143


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