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Title: REPORT Incidence of malaria in the population of Korangi creek area, Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Nasira Khatoon
Rubab Malik
Aly Khan
S Shahid Shaukat
ZS Saif
Adnan Khan
Keywords: Haemoparasite
malaria
Plasmodium vivax
P. falciparum
Karachi
Issue Date: 6-Dec-2018
Publisher: Karachi: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi
Citation: Khatoon, N., Malik, R., Khan, A., Shaukat, S. S., Saifi, Z. S., & Khan, A. (2018). Incidence of malaria in the population of Korangi creek area, Karachi, Pakistan. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci, 31(6), 2575-2578.
Abstract: Parasites lives on host organism with some or complete metabolic dependence on it, while the haemoparasites inhabit and nourished from blood cells of the host. The current investigation evaluated to raise awareness of blood parasite (Plasmodium spp.) infection in Korangi creek, Karachi, population and to know as to which Plasmodium species was most prevalent. One year data was collected from different hospitals and laboratories of the Korangi creek area, blood slides were prepared under the microscope. Four hundred and eighty one infected slides with Plasmodium were observed amongst them 396 (82.32 percent) had P. vivax and 85 (17.67 percent) had P. falciparum infection. The rate of infection did not vary with gender but had a signification association with age. Highest incidence was recorded in age group 16-40 years for both P. vivax and P. falciparum followed by age group 1-15 years in P. vivax and age group 41-60 years for P. falciparum. It was suggested that protective measures are required to overcome disease that include covering arms and legs, using repellents mosquito nets along with proper dispensing and appropriate treatment.
URI: http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/16047
ISSN: 1011-601X
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