Mohammad Iqbal Yasinzai
Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
Jamu-Khan Kakarsulemankhel
Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, 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%).
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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.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2003.766.772
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2003.766.772
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2003.766.772
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2003.766.772
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