In:
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), Vol. 9, No. 3 ( 2021-9-1), p. 232-239
Abstract:
We report an epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the remote valley of Bamian [altitude 2250 m-2400 m] in the central high l and s of Afghanistan. A team of malaria experts from the World Health Organization and HealthNet International carried out the investigati on. 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
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1020-3397
,
1687-1634
DOI:
10.26719/2003.9.3.232
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2097065-1
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