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High altitude epidemic malaria in Bamian province, central Afghanistan / Abdur Rab, M.;Freeman, T.W.;Rahim, S.;Durrani, N.;Simon Taha, A.;Rowland, M.

Tác giả : Abdur Rab, M.;Freeman, T.W.;Rahim, S.;Durrani, N.;Simon Taha, A.;Rowland, M.

Năm xuất bản : 2003

Chủ đề : 1. Age Distribution. 2. Altitude. 3. Child, Preschool. 4. Disease Outbreaks. 5. Health Surveys. 6. Malaria, Falciparum. 7. Morbidity. 8. Sex Distribution.

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232-239 We report an epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the remote valley of Bamian [altitude 2250 m-2400 m] in the central highl and s of Afghanistan. A team of malaria experts from the World Health Organization and HealthNet International carried out the investigation. A total of 215 peripheral blood smears were obtained and 63 cases of malaria [90.5% P. falciparum, the remainder P. vivax] were confirmed. The study revealed that areas vulnerable to malaria in Afghanistan are more widespread than previously recognized. The area had been malaria-free until recently, when the disease appears to have been introduced as a consequence of protracted conflict and resultant population movement, and transmitted locally during the short summer months. The outbreak led to severe morbidity and high mortality in a province having only a few poorly-provisioned health care facilities

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