ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2020
Malaria and the climate in Karachi: An eight year review.
Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Modeling the effect of climatic conditions and topography on malaria incidence using Poisson regression: a Retrospective study in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Temporal Monitoring and Predicting of the Abundance of Malaria Vectors Using Time Series Analysis of Remote Sensing Data through Google Earth Engine.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Plasmodium in the bone marrow: case series from a hospital in Pakistan, 2007-2015.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Spatial Modelling of Malaria in South of Iran in Line with the Implementation of the Malaria Elimination Program: A Bayesian Poisson-Gamma Random Field Model.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2021Article
- Drivers of Infectious Disease Seasonality: Potential Implications for COVID-19.Journal of biological rhythms · 2021Review
- NTDs in the age of urbanization, climate change, and conflict: Karachi, Pakistan as a case study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Review
- Clinical and Lab profile of severe and uncomplicated malaria: A prospective study from Khuzdar Balochistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveMalaria is an arthropod-borne infectious disease transmitted by the mosquito Anopheles and claims millions of lives globally every year. Reasons for failure to eradicate this disease are multifactorial. The seasonality of the malaria is principally determined by climatic factors conducive for breeding of the vector. We aimed to study the relationship between climatic variability and the seasonality of malaria over an eight-year duration.
methodsThis was a retrospective medical chart review of 8,844 confirmed cases of malaria which presented to The Indus Hospital, Karachi from January 2008 to November 2015. Cases were plotted against meteorological data for Karachi to elicit monthly variation.
resultsA secular incline and seasonality in malaria cases over the duration of eight years was seen. More cases were reported in the summer, rainy season compared with the other three seasons in each year. There was significant association with specific climate variables such as temperature, moisture, and humidity.
conclusionThere is a marked seasonal variation of malaria in Karachi, influenced by various environmental factors. Identification of the 'the concentrated period' of malaria can be helpful for policymakers to deploy malaria control interventions.
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