::INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES::

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TITLE:

INCIDENCE OF MALARIAL INFECTION IN RURAL POPULATION OF OKARA, PAKISTAN

AUTHORS:

Dr Khalid Basheer, Dr Bilal Aslam, Dr. Muhammad Zubair

ABSTRACT:

Objective: Despite enormous development, malaria claims lives of many during the outbreak seasons in Pakistan .due to lack of availability of resources the health sector fails to cope up with the increasing number of cases .this study is devised to estimate the incidence of malaria in rural population of okara.methodology:the study was carried out from February to november 2019 in rural area of bhama bhala okara district blood samples being taken from the patients presenting by themselves to the Rural health centre okara with malarial symptoms or by making home visits through a specialized team in order to obtain blood samples and making a smear with could be taken back to the health centre ,stained with giemsa stain and species identified under the guidance of experienced lab technicians. results:.A total of 2196 blood smears were obtained during february till november 2019 from various age groups distributed from 1 to 80 yrs.The commonest species observed was p.flaciparum with highest incidence of 17.77% in 20 yrs old and above.9.1% p falciparum was observed in 1 to 10yrs of age and 7.0% in 11 to 20 yrs old.p vivax was also obtained however it was less in incidence and ratio.7.8% in 2O yrs and above 6% in 1 to 10 yrs and 3% in:: 11 to 20 yrs of age. Keywords: malaria; incidence ratio,giemsa stain,p.falciparum.