Prevalence of Plasmodium species in patients attending in Ed-Babiker health center in Khartoum State, Sudan

Background: Malaria is a serious vector-borne tropical disease that remains one of the primary reasons for death in several developing countries. In Sudan, almost 75% of the population is at risk of developing malaria. Aim: To study the prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium species based on the dat...

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Published in:Microbes and Infectious Diseases 2022-08, Vol.3 (3), p.760-764
Main Authors: Samwal Osman, Sababil Ali, Alkhair Idris, Nazik Abdellah, Fatma Abul-Qasim, Abrar Hashim, Tagwa Abdelkabeer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
blood film
khartoum state
malaria
microscopy
plasmodium species
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Summary:Background: Malaria is a serious vector-borne tropical disease that remains one of the primary reasons for death in several developing countries. In Sudan, almost 75% of the population is at risk of developing malaria. Aim: To study the prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium species based on the data collected in a health center-based survey in Ed-Babiker Health Center-Sudan. Methods: This was cross-sectional malaria survey carried out in Ed-Babiker Health Center during the colder season from December 2020 to March2021.The survey was categorized according to gender and age groups. Results: The overall prevalence of Plasmodium species among malaria suspected cases was 33%.  P. falciparum was is the main infecting malaria species in Ed-Babiker Health Center as we found that about (24%) of cases were infected with that species. The prevalence showed significant variations between the localities (P value
ISSN:2682-4132
2682-4140
DOI:10.21608/mid.2022.110476.1219