Studies on malaria in Lusaka
| dc.contributor.author | Hira, P. R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koularas, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-05T14:06:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-05T14:06:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1974-10 | |
| dc.description | Malaria species in Lusaka, Zambia | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Species diagnosis of 692 malaria-positive blood films showed a parasite formula of F 94.65, M 7.51 0 1.59, V 0.58. P. vivax which has been rarely seen in Zambia was reported in four cases. Infection with a single species, P. falciparum being the most common, was reported in 95.81%. Mixed infections were recorded in 4.19% with P. falcifarum and P. malariae being most common. The need for accurate species diagnosis for appropriate chemotherapy and the importance of such data for time-limited control and eradication programmes is stressed. Age-analysis of the data showed that children are a vulnerable group with infants harbouring 13.6% of such infections. Though malaria transmission is perennial, the most intense period is between the late rainy season and early dry season with a substantial decline thereafter when the mean minimum night temperatures are lowest. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Office of Global AIDS/US Department of State | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hira, P. R. and Koularas, A. (1974). Studies on malaria in Lusaka. Medical Journal of Zambia. 8 (2) | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5440 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Medical Journal of Zambia. | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Medical Journal of Zambia. 8 (2); | |
| dc.subject | Falciparum Malaria--Zambia | en |
| dc.subject | Malaria--Zambia | en |
| dc.title | Studies on malaria in Lusaka | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |