An Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Plasmodium sporozoites and Effects of Climatic Correlates on Malaria Infection in Anyigba Town, Nigeria
| Autor: | O. O. Falola, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, E. V. Odogbo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Plasmodium sporozoites Sanitation Universities sanitation Climate Population prevalence Nigeria Biology Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires parasitic diseases medicine Animals Humans Insecticide-Treated Bednets education High rate Infectivity education.field_of_study infectivity Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence General Medicine Articles medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Malaria Very high risk ITN |
| Zdroj: | Global Journal of Health Science |
| ISSN: | 1916-9744 1916-9736 |
| Popis: | The infectivity of sporozoites on both mosquitoes and human is the major cause of malaria infection on its host, Man. Malaria infection had continued to blossom despite measures to curb it. Clinically diagnosed malaria data for 3 years, capture of mosquitoes for laboratory analysis to determining the infectivity of sporozoites, responses from the population on the number of episode of malaria in the last 60 days were all collected and generated, and also subjected to various analysis using methods accepted tools and methods. A fifteen weeks climatic data was also collected. It was discovered that malaria incidence of 467.2853/1000 persons is very high. This high rate is possible as out of every 10 mosquitoes in Anyigba, 4 are infected by sporozoites and can possibly transmit these sporozoites during blood feeding on the population. This is affirmed by the prevalence of malaria by 54.75% among Anyigba’s population. At p>001 (0.829), climatic variables and sporozoites rate showed a strong affinity with the prevalence of malaria. The risk map showed that the university community and the surrounding students’ lodges are areas of very high risk. Therefore, the populace is strongly advised to employed practicable measures such as regular environmental sanitation and the use of Insecticidal Treated Nets (ITN) in order to drastically address this epidemic. |
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