TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Malaria reported during Summer and Winter at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Arain, Fazal Manzoor
AU - Memon, Ayesha Majeed
AU - Jamal, Roohi
AU - Raheem, Ahmed
AU - Beg, Mohammad Asim
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - This study was designed to determine the prevalence and type of malaria cases that presented throughout the year 2014 in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 1099 cases, (377 females, 722 males) were reported. Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) was discovered in 93.7% cases compared to 6.3% Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum). Based on the highest and lowest weather temperatures, in summer (June, July and August) and in winter (December, January and February) were differentiated. The number of cases were greater during summer months compared to winter. Interestingly, the ratio of P. falciparum to P. vivax during winter was greater compared to summer. Finally, there was a strong correlation between increasing humidity and number of malaria cases. These findings show that even though the incidence of malaria is higher in summer, malaria cases are still reported in winter. Furthermore, the probability of finding P. falciparum (which causes cerebral malaria ) is higher in winter.
AB - This study was designed to determine the prevalence and type of malaria cases that presented throughout the year 2014 in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 1099 cases, (377 females, 722 males) were reported. Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) was discovered in 93.7% cases compared to 6.3% Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum). Based on the highest and lowest weather temperatures, in summer (June, July and August) and in winter (December, January and February) were differentiated. The number of cases were greater during summer months compared to winter. Interestingly, the ratio of P. falciparum to P. vivax during winter was greater compared to summer. Finally, there was a strong correlation between increasing humidity and number of malaria cases. These findings show that even though the incidence of malaria is higher in summer, malaria cases are still reported in winter. Furthermore, the probability of finding P. falciparum (which causes cerebral malaria ) is higher in winter.
KW - Malaria, Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum, weather, humidity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075194811&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5455/JPMA.7805.
DO - 10.5455/JPMA.7805.
M3 - Article
C2 - 31740887
AN - SCOPUS:85075194811
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 69
SP - 1721
EP - 1724
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 11
ER -
