Table 1 Epidemiology of malaria in all recruited cities of Punjab
From: Occurrence and seasonal variation of human Plasmodium infection in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Sites | Population size | Suspected cases | Microscopic positive cases | Negative cases | SPR (%) | API (per 1000population) | ABER (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Punjab | 3,872,437 | 6900 | 364 | 6536 | 5.27 | 0.1 | 0.17 |
Gujranwala | 2,027,001 | 1580 | 80 | 1500 | 5.1 | 0.04 | 0.1 |
Gujrat | 390,533 | 930 | 63 | 867 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Jhelum | 174,149 | 1030 | 70 | 960 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Chakwal | 138,146 | 1840 | 58 | 1782 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Rawalpindi | 1,142,608 | 1520 | 93 | 1427 | 6.1 | 0.08 | 0.1 |
Southern Punjab | 3,426,814 | 9175 | 561 | 8614 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Bahawalpur | 681,696 | 1710 | 119 | 1591 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Rahim Yar Khan | 420,419 | 1895 | 104 | 1791 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Multan | 1,826,546 | 1770 | 104 | 1666 | 5.9 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Rajanpur | 99,089 | 1690 | 120 | 1570 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Dera Ghazi Khan | 399,064 | 2110 | 114 | 1996 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Total | 7,299,251 | 16,075 | 925 | 15,150 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |