title: Malariometric parasitological survey in El-Fayoum Governorate, Egypt.
abstract: Egypt represents the only focus in the Mediterranean region where Plasmodium falciparum transmission still occurs. A total number of 9065 individuals of different ages of both sexes were examined. 7236 (79.82%) individuals examined during (MBE) i.e. house-to-house visit; 1184 (13.06%) individuals examined by (PCD) i.e passive case detection; and 645 (7.12%) individuals represented (NOD). The total number of positive cases was 52. Out of them, two only were P. vivax. But, the rest were P. falciparum, 32 cases (61.54%) were detected by MBE, 12 cases (23.08%) by PCD and 8 cases (15.38%) by NOD. The mean age of the total positive cases was 20.54 +/- 14.93 years. It was found that malaria infection didn't get affected by sex. The parasite rate (PR) among was 0.57%, parasite formula was 96.15% for P. falciparum and 3.85% for P. vivax, species infection rate (SIR) was 0.55% for P. falciparum and 0.02% for P. vivax. Gametocytaemia was 74% of the total positive malaria cases. High parasite density (PD) was encountered among the younger age groups less than five years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratories, Faculty of Medical Technology, Al Gabal Al Gharby University, Libya.
authors.forename: Salwa M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dahesh
authors.forename: Hassan K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Bassiouny
authors.forename: Sana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: El-Masry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012727:Sex Characteristics