Abstract
Abstract The present study was undertaken during 2015-17 with the objective to provide data of malarial infections in human population based on incidences in twenty different localities of district Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. The blood slides of suspected patients were studied to identify the malarial parasites. Slide positivity was found to be 1478 (39.20%) out of 3770 and Plasmodium vivax infection was 905 (61.23%), Plasmodium falciparum 425 (28.75%) and mixed species (P. vivax and P. falciparum) 148 (10.01%) were identified. In the month of December, 150 cases (73.25%) of P. vivax infection counted to be the highest, whereas, 42 cases (58.33%) of P. vivax in the month of September were recorded. The P. falciparum infection remained highest in the month of August with 58 cases (25.66%) and lowest in the month of May with 24 (23.76%). Similarly infection of mixed species remained highest 30 (13.27%) in August and lowest 7 (7.60%) in the month of February. Infection in male was highest 850 (57.51%) and female was lowest 628 (42.48%). No incidence of Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae infection was to be observed in this study. The results of present research work concluded that P. vivax and P. falciparum are serious health hazards which can ultimately lead to serious cerebral malaria problems. However, no association was found between age group, sex and type of infection. Therefore, it can be concluded that the incidence of any type of infection may happened from person to person of any age group and in any sex. Keywords: Incidence; Infection; Multan; Mixed species; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2019.80029
Highlights
Malaria is known as a major parasitic diseases in all over the world
Different localities of Multan district were studied during August 2015 to July 2017 and blood of human patients suffering from malaria was screened to record malarial parasite species
Due to different localities with different hygienic conditions variations were observed throughout the district Multan
Summary
Malaria is known as a major parasitic diseases in all over the world. Over 225 million malarial cases were reported in 2011.Species Plasmodium falciparum is the most severe form of malaria parasite. Malaria is known as a major parasitic diseases in all over the world. Over 225 million malarial cases were reported in 2011. Species Plasmodium falciparum is the most severe form of malaria parasite. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected. Malaria is known as one of the most devastating disease throughout in the world and 4 billion people live under the threat of malaria in 25 endemic countries [2] and each year it kills over a million mostly children [3]. Malaria is considered as one of the major poverty disease and needs to be eradicated
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