Prevalence of malaria in southern Sudan
Prevalence of malaria in southern Sudan
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Authors
Magambo, Japhet K.
Zeyhle, Eberhard
Wachira, Timothy M.
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Article, Journal
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African Journal of Health Sciences
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Article, Journal
Abstract
The prevalence of malaria in the human population of southern Sudan was studied during March to April, 1996. A total of 330 people including adults and children were screened for malaria by microscopic examination of Giemsa stained thick and thin blood smears prepared from a finger prick sample. Plasmodium falciparum was the only malaria parasite detected in blood smears in the present study, even though hospital records indicated presence of P. vivax. About 24.5% of those examined were infected.
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Southern Sudan, Giemsa, Finger prick, Blood smears, P. vivax, Plasmodium falciparum
Citation
Magambo JK, Hall C, Zeyle E, Wachira TM. Prevalence of malaria in southern Sudan. Afr J Health Sci. 1996 Nov;3(4):151-3. PMID: 17451320