Prevalence of Human Malaria Infection in Pakistani Areas Bordering Iran: District Turbat, Pakistan

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Yasinzai, Mohammad Iqbal [1 ]
Kakarsulemankhel, Juma Khan [1 ]
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[1] Univ Balochistan, Dept Zool, Quetta, Pakistan
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Human malaria; slide positivity rate; Plasmodium vivax; P; falciparum;
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This paper reports the prevalence of malarial parasites in the human population of District Turbat. Out of a total of 5912 blood samples 46.4% were found positive for malarial parasite. The incidence of Plasmodium falciparium was 69.4% and P. vivax was 30.5%. The incidence was higher (72.1%) in males. Age wise, the prevalence of the disease was 70.7% and 69.2% for age group 21-years and above and 11-20 years. The prevalence was higher 87.5% in May. No case of P. malariae and P. ovale was detected.
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