The occurrence and prevalence of malaria depend on several factors, both climatic and non-climatic. Given that the Jos plateau is more temperate than other parts of Nigeria, this work set out to look at the prevalence of malaria infection on the Jos plateau. Capillary blood samples were collected from 200 febrile patients of both sexes attending the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Nigeria from October 2012 to March 2013. Thick and thin films were prepared, stained with 10% giemsa and examined following the procedure recommended by the WHO. A mini review of how climatic factors affect malaria prevalence was also carried out. Two hundred subjects took part in the study. Their ages ranged from one day to 78 years with a mean of 39 years. There were 92 (46%) males and 108 (54%) females with a male to female ratio of approximately 1:1. A total of 30 (15%) of the 200 samples were positive for Plasmodium falciparum by microscopy. The climate of the Jos plateau, Nigeria, does not support a high prevalence of P. falciparum malaria. Therefore, healthcare providers on the Jos plateau should investigate patients for other causes of fever at the same time they are asking for malaria parasite.
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Okokon Ita Ita, Ubong Aniefiok Udoh, Kenneth Ogar Inaku, Anthony Achizie Iwuafor. (2017). Climate and Plasmodium falciparum Infection on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2(4), 161-165. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmb.20170204.12
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abstract = {The occurrence and prevalence of malaria depend on several factors, both climatic and non-climatic. Given that the Jos plateau is more temperate than other parts of Nigeria, this work set out to look at the prevalence of malaria infection on the Jos plateau. Capillary blood samples were collected from 200 febrile patients of both sexes attending the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Nigeria from October 2012 to March 2013. Thick and thin films were prepared, stained with 10% giemsa and examined following the procedure recommended by the WHO. A mini review of how climatic factors affect malaria prevalence was also carried out. Two hundred subjects took part in the study. Their ages ranged from one day to 78 years with a mean of 39 years. There were 92 (46%) males and 108 (54%) females with a male to female ratio of approximately 1:1. A total of 30 (15%) of the 200 samples were positive for Plasmodium falciparum by microscopy. The climate of the Jos plateau, Nigeria, does not support a high prevalence of P. falciparum malaria. Therefore, healthcare providers on the Jos plateau should investigate patients for other causes of fever at the same time they are asking for malaria parasite.},
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