Prevalence of malaria infection in Sarbaz, Sistan and Bluchistan province.
- Author:
Youssefi Mohammad REZA
1
;
Rahimi Mohammad TAGHI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Prevalence; Sarbaz
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Demography; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Iran; epidemiology; Malaria; epidemiology; parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Plasmodium falciparum; isolation & purification; Plasmodium malariae; isolation & purification; Plasmodium vivax; isolation & purification; Prevalence; Young Adult
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2011;1(6):491-492
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo survey malaria prevalence in Sarbaz from April 2009 to October 2010.
METHODSEpidemiological data of 1 464 confirmed malarial patients were analyzed according to demographic status, sex, age, nationality, isolated species and residence place.
RESULTSThe majority of patients were male 950 (64.8%) but 514 (35.2%) were female. 82.5% of patients were Iranian, 14% Pakistani immigrants, and 3.5% Afghan immigrants. Data collected showed that 90% of isolated species were Plasmodium vivax, 7.8% Plasmodium falciparum, and 2.2% Plasmodium malariae and mixed species.
CONCLUSIONSTherefore, it is crystal clear that refugees should be prohibited by government and controlled by experts in health centers in order to campaign effectively with this life threating disease.
