Epidemiology and distribution of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Sudan
| Autor: | Rania TagElsir Ahmed, Shymaa Abdalgader Mohamed, Huda A Fadlalmula, Osman Abdelgadir, Salah Eldin G. Elzaki, Nusiba I Abdallah, Tellal B Ageep, Amanda G Elgoraish, Badria B. El-Sayed, Arwa Ibrahim Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study biology business.industry Transmission (medicine) Plasmodium vivax Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Distribution (economics) Plasmodium falciparum General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Environmental health parasitic diseases Epidemiology Medicine Parasitology Plasmodium vivax Malaria business education Malaria |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. |
| ISSN: | 1878-3503 |
| Popis: | Background Plasmodium vivax malaria has been recognised as an important cause of morbidity in several African countries. The prevalence was previously estimated as 2–5% in eastern Sudan. These estimates are observed to be rising and spreading continuously. The present study was undertaken to investigate the situation of distribution and epidemiology of P. vivax malaria in Sudan. Methods Cross-sectional malaria surveys carried out in hospitals and health centres covered 21 sites in 10 states. Data and blood samples were collected from 1226 clinically investigated suspected malaria cases of both genders and all ages. Microscopically detected malaria parasites were confirmed by PCR. Results The overall prevalence of P. vivax among the malaria cases was 26.6%. The prevalence showed significant variations between the states (p Conclusion Although malaria in Sudan is still largely attributed to Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax has been rising with worrying proportions and spreading to new areas. The emergence and marked increase of P. vivax poses new challenges to malaria treatment and control in Sudan. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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