Incidence of Malaria Infection in Rural areas of District Quetta, Pakistan
Abstract:
The present study reports
the prevalence of malarial parasites in the human population of rural
areas of Quetta District. Plasmodium
falciparum was observed to be with a higher incidence (17.77%) in
the age group of 21 years and above. Mosquitoes of the genus Culex was
found to be more prevalent (95%), genus Anopheles
was observed to by 3.48% and genus Aedes
was found to be less prevalent (1.35%).
How to cite this article
Mohammad Iqbal Yasinzai and Jamu-Khan Kakarsulemankhel, 2003. Incidence of Malaria Infection in Rural areas of District Quetta, Pakistan. Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 766-772.
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