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relapse pattern of plasmodium vivax in kheda district, gujarat.a study on relapse pattern of p. vivax in kheda district of gujarat revealed that the relapse rate in p. vivax within 8 months of primary attack was around 40% in untreated cases. it was 2.6% within one year in patients treated with 5-day course of primaquine. relapses occurred more frequently from april to october and 82% relapses occurred within one year of the primary attack. relapses occurred up to 4 years after primary attack but they were less frequent in 3rd and 4th year.19902209933
genetic markers and malaria. observations in gujarat, india.189 healthy controls and 175 patients suffering from malaria vivax have been investigated with regard to associations between this disease and 22 genetic polymorphisms of the blood (abo, mn, ss, rh, kell, p, lutheran, kidd, duffy, diego, xg; abh-secretor; hp, gc, gm, km; ap, ak, pgm1, 6-pgd, esd; hb variants) significant associations could be demonstrated only for p and hp systems, though in accordance with other investigations it cannot be excluded that the abo system plays also a role in this ...19863512422
epidemiological and entomological features of an outbreak of fever in meghraj block, sabarkantha district, gujarat state (india) in 1980. 19846392409
epidemiology of plasmodium vivax malaria in india.historically, malaria in india was predominantly caused by plasmodium vivax, accounting for 53% of the estimated cases. after the spread of drug-resistant plasmodium falciparum in the 1990s, the prevalence of the two species remained equivalent at the national level for a decade. by 2014, the proportion of p. vivax has decreased to 34% nationally, but with high regional variation. in 2014, p. vivax accounted for around 380,000 malaria cases in india; almost a sixth of all p. vivax cases reported ...201627708188
importance of clinical diagnosis of malaria in national malaria control programme.the study conducted at kheda district, gujarat, revealed that judgement of patient on the basis of symptoms and diagnosis of the doctor were correct in 50 and 27% of the suspected malaria cases respectively. in malaria control programme, emphasis on health education and passive case detection is indicated.19911822457
studies on plasmodium vivax relapse pattern in kheda district, gujarat.relapse pattern in p. vivax malaria was studied in five villages of nadiad taluka, kheda district, gujarat. p. vivax cases treated with 600 mg chloroquine and in combination with 50 mg pyrimethamine (adult dose) yielded 28.31 and 27.73% relapse rate respectively. while relapse rate of 5.78% was observed with five day course of 75 mg primaquine (15 mg/day) administered as radical treatment. relapse rate in 5-10 yr of age group was comparatively more than other age groups. there was no noticeable ...19969125831
therapeutic responses of plasmodium vivax and p. falciparum to chloroquine, in an area of western india where p. vivax predominates.in 2003-2005, following an increase in the local incidence of human malaria, the therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine (cq) in the treatment of plasmodium vivax and p. falciparum malaria was evaluated in the anand district of gujarat state, in western india. after oral administration of cq, clinical and parasitological responses were measured over a follow-up period of 28 days, following the standard protocol of the world health organization. most of the recurrent infections were checked, by genot ...200818782486
malaria diagnosis in private laboratories of surat city: a laboratory based study. 200415672561
spatiotemporal analysis of malaria in urban ahmedabad (gujarat), india: identification of hot spots and risk factors for targeted intervention.the world population, especially in developing countries, has experienced a rapid progression of urbanization over the last half century. urbanization has been accompanied by a rise in cases of urban infectious diseases, such as malaria. the complexity and heterogeneity of the urban environment has made study of specific urban centers vital for urban malaria control programs, whereas more generalizable risk factor identification also remains essential. ahmedabad city, india, is a large urban cen ...201627382081
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