Incidence of human malaria infection in northern hilly region of Balochistan, adjoining with NWFP, Pakistan: district Zhob
Yasinzai, M.Iqbal.; Kakarsulemankhel, J.Khan.
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences Pjbs 11(12): 1620-1624
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1028-8880 PMID: 18819652 Document Number: 203135
This study was conducted to investigate the incidence of human malaria in 37 localities of Zhob District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Malarial parasites were identified in the blood slides of patients with suspected malaria (n=7748) between July 2004 and June 2006. Of these suspected cases, 3240 (41.8%) were blood smear-positive for malarial parasites. Of the positive cases, 1681 (51.8%) were infected with Plasmodium vivax, and 1559 (48.1%) cases with P. falciparum.