Prevalence of Malaria in Catchment Area of Khairpure Medical College Hospital Khairpure Mirs Pakistan

Authors:

Badvi JA¹*, Jawed M² and Siddiqui SA³

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are prevalent in Khairpure Mirus, Pakistan, yet up-to-date data on the epidemiology of malaria in Khairpure Mir’s catchment area, Pakistan are not available. This study was undertaken to determine the current prevalence and distribution of Plasmodium species first time in Khairpure medical college Khairpure Mirus catchment area.

Objectives

To identify the common species in KHAIRPURE VICINITY.

Trend of specie first insight study malarial parasites In Khairpure medical college hospital catchment area.

To take the effective measures to control the malarial cases as it causes the serious illness, cerebral malaria and black water fever.

Material and Methods: A is data collected from Khairpure Medical college laboratory from January 2017 to august 2017 to assess the prevalence, trend of malariositemia, and species. Population survey was conducted in 2017 using blood samples collected febrile patients of all ages from OPD of Khairpure medical college Khairpure catchment area. Microscopically Blood sample was taken maked thin and thick film according to protocol confirmed microscopically, Plasmodium-positive blood samples were reconfirmed by chromatography.

Conclusion: Plasmodium infections in Pakistan are largely attributed to P. vivax but P. falciparum and mixed species infections are also prevalent in Khairpure medical college hospital catchment area. In addition, regional variation in the prevalence and species composition of malaria is high.

Keywords:

Prevalence; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Malaria; Khairpure Mir’s; Pakistan

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