D. Z. Moyo
Department of Biological Sciences, Midlands State University, P. Bag, 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe
M. Zvavahera
Department of Biological Sciences, Midlands State University, P. Bag, 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe
ABSTRACT
The number of malaria cases in the under 5, 5-14 and above 15 years age groups in three districts in the Midlands Province were studied over a period of one year, from January to December 2003.The total number of malaria cases in all the three age groups were significantly different in all the districts (p<0.05). Gokwe had the highest number of cases in the all the age categories (p<0.05). The malarial cases tended to be highly seasonal in Gokwe but to a lesser extent in Kwekwe. There was a high monthly variation of malarial cases in Gweru. Although the >15 years age group had the highest number of cases, the number of cases in the under five age group is a cause for concern. Plasmodium falciparum had a prevalence of >86% in all the districts during the rainy season. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the health and socio-economics of the three districts.
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D. Z. Moyo and M. Zvavahera, 2004. Malaria Cases in Three Districts in the Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 1574-1576.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2004.1574.1576
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2004.1574.1576
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2004.1574.1576
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2004.1574.1576