Table 4.
Prevalence of Plasmodium infection based on PCR results
| Localities | Suspected cases | * Malaria occurrence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
P. vivax
N (%) |
P. falciparum
N (%) |
Mixed infection N (%) | All species N (%) | ||
| Northern Punjab | 6900 | 183 (2.65) | 54 (0.78) | 40 (0.58) | 277 (4.0) |
| Gujranwala | 1580 | 48 (3.0) | 12 (0.7) | 8 (0.5) | 68 (4.3) |
| Gujrat | 930 | 30 (3.2) | 9 (0.1) | 7 (0.7) | 46 (4.9) |
| Jhelum | 1030 | 25 (2.4) | 10 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) | 44 (4.3) |
| Chakwal | 1840 | 30 (1.6) | 8 (0.5) | 5 (0.3) | 43 (2.3) |
| Rawalpindi | 1520 | 50 (3.3) | 15 (0.13) | 11 (0.7) | 76 (5.0) |
| Southern Punjab | 9175 | 311 (3.4) | 119 (1.3) | 79 (0.9) | 509 (5.5) |
| Bahawalpur | 1710 | 65 (3.8) | 21 (1.2) | 14 (0.8) | 100 (5.8) |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 1895 | 59 (3.1) | 25 (1.3) | 18 (0.9) | 102 (5.4) |
| Multan | 1770 | 54 (3.0) | 22 (1.2) | 13 (0.7) | 89 (5.0) |
| Rajanpur | 1690 | 70 (4.1) | 26 (1.5) | 18 (1.1) | 114 (6.7) |
| Dera Ghazi khan | 2110 | 63 (2.9) | 25 (1.3) | 16 (0.8) | 104 (4.9) |
| All | 16,075 | 494 (3.2) | 173 (1.1) | 119 (0.7) | 786 (4.9) |
* Malaria occurrence was calculated by dividing the PCR positive cases with suspected cases and multiplied with 100