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