Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Sindh, Pakistan
| Autor: | Aly Khan, Iqra Sheikh, Nasira Khatoon, Samina Waheed, S. Shahid Shaukat, Adnan Khan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2305-8722 2521-8573 |
| DOI: | 10.37962/jbas.v13i2.488 |
| Popis: | Background: Malaria is caused by malaria parasite of Genus Plasmodium. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Four species of Plasmodium namely P. malariae, P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. ovale are responsible for causing malaria in humans. The fifth one, P. knowlesiare is responsible to cause zoonotic infection in humans. Severe malaria may lead to death in humans. Objectives: To study the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. and to evaluate the percentage of infection in males, females and children of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Methodology: Samples were collected from different laboratories and hospitals of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Chi-square test for frequency data was performed. Results: A total of 411 cases were found to be positive out of 2096 suspected cases. P. vivaxwas more prevalent than P. falciparum. Out of 411 patients, 296 cases were of P. vivax, 112 were of P. falciparum, 2 were of P. malariaewhile one was of P. ovale. The frequency of different species was found to be highly significant (p80 yrs the frequency differed significantly as indicated by chi-square test (p |
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