title: Experience of malaria in children of a flood affected area: a field hospital study.
abstract: ABSTRACT To determine the frequency of malaria among children presenting with fever in a flood affected area, and the frequency of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum among cases, this cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 September 2010 to 15 January 2011 in the Australian Field Camp and Ehsas Field Hospital, Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh District, Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Each febrile child aged < or = 15 years fulfilling the clinical case definition of suspected uncomplicated malaria was investigated by rapid diagnostic test. Of 20 288 children examined, 3198 (16%) febrile patients fulfilled the clinical case definition and 2406 (75%) cases were positive for malaria. P. vivax, P. falciparum, and co-infection were present in 1562 (65%), 759 (31%) and 85(4%) cases respectively. P. vivax was the most prevalent species followed by P. falciparum. Twenty seven (4%) cases of P. falciparum fulfilled the case definition of cerebral malaria. The age group most affected was 5-9 years (41%)
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Afzal
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Sultan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055868:Floods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D010154:Pakistan; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000469:parasitology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000469:parasitology