A Comparative Analytical Study of Malaria Fever Cases At A Tertiary Health Care Centre
A Comparative Analytical Study of Malaria Fever Cases At A Tertiary Health Care Centre Of Northern-Western Region of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat
Abstract
Background: Malarias, the term itself implies mal-bad aria-air. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Southeast Asia contributed to only 2.5 million cases to the global burden of malaria1. Of this, India alone contributed to 76% of the total cases1 Aims And Objectives: The aims and objectives of our study are to serve as indirect help in survey, the distribution of malaria cases, to know the spectrum of rise and fall of malaria from 2009 to 2017 and to increase awareness about seasonal variations and changing epidemiology of malaria. Methods: We have done a nine year, retrospective, cross-sectional hospital based study of fever clinic of tertiary center of Ahmedabad from January, 2009 to December, 2017. 3,35,529 blood samples were evaluated. RDT and microscopic examination of peripheral smears was done. We have compared our datas with center of districts like Mehsana, Surat, Himmatnagar, Rajkot. Results: We had collected 3,35,529 samples. 7,155 were microscopically positive. So percentage of positive cases is 2.1% and 5,452(76.1%) were P.vivax , and 1,703(23.9%) were of P. falciparum. , ratio of P.vivax : P.falciparum was 3.2. Month wise analysis shows a seasonal peak being july to September. Conclusion: From our study, we see that there has been a rise and fall of malaria from 2009 to 2017, bivalent RDTs and microscopy are needed to quickly identify outbreaks and improve surveillance with the aim of diagnosing and treating more cases. [R Mehta, Natl J Integr Res Med, 2018; 9(4):44-48]
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