Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Human Malaria Infection in District Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Human Malaria Infection in District Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Seema Perveen Memon*, Nasreen Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah, Reshma Sahito and Aiman Amur
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to examine the prevalence of malaria disease in the district Sanghar of Sindh province, Pakistan. The data were collected from January-December 2018. Gender and age wise distribution of malaria were observed during the study period. Monthly data of malarial patients were collected from Anti-malaria control program (AMCP) of different localities of district Sanghar. Total 26161 suspected cases of malaria were examined, 490 patients were found malaria positive. Among these positive cases, 477 patients were found Plasmodium vivax and 13 cases with Plasmodium falciparum. Gender wise and age wise malaria were examined, maximum cases were observed in male (283 patients) as compared to female, while in age wise distribution adult (73% patients) have a high percentage of malaria. Plasmodium vivax 90% infected and remain the dominant species in District Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan as compared to Plasmodium falciparum. This study is very helpful for the awareness about malaria and its control.
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