Abstract:
Pakistan is considered as a moderate malaria-endemic country but still, 177 million individuals are at risk of malaria that make up roughly 60% of Pakistan's population. The current study was conducted from ex FATA; which included districts of Khyber, Orakzai, subdivision Peshawar, subdivision Kohat and subdivision Lakki Marwat. This research work was carried out from October 2017-December 2020 to find out the spatial distribution of malaria, to identify possible hotspots for the disease and its vector mosquitoes in the selected regions based on available data. Spatial distribution was determined using ArcMap 10.8 by making maps. Malaria prevalence data analyzed; Plasmodium vivax cases were more common than Plasmodium falciparum. A total of 50,89,970 samples were observed during these years, 62,148 came out positive, 53,930 cases turned out to be P. vivax, 6474 P. falciparum and 1684 were mixed cases. Although the cases of malaria were reported throughout the year, infection rates were found to be highest during the months of July-October. From the data obtained, only the data for selected districts were retrieved. Out of total, 52% were males and 48% were females. The current study indicates that malaria prevalence is regulated by intricate collaborations among the hosts and vectors and has a direct relationship with the prevailing conditions of environment and climate. The findings of this study also imply that if Anopheles vector is not controlled efficiently, it might result in repeated incidence in areas which are not endemic.
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Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022
Keywords:
malaria
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Malaria
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Malaria
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spatial distribution
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Ex FATA