Epidemiologic survey on malaria in some rural areas, especially in Palawan Island, of the Philippines.
Year: 1973
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A field survey was undertaken on the malaria parasite rate and the spleen rate in some rural areas of the Philippines during the period from November, 1969, till March, 1971. The subject areas were Wawa, north from Manila; Sonlon, north from Davao; and Maruyogon, Mainit, Quezon and the Iwahig Penal Colony in Palawan Island. Persons subjected to the survey were residents, prisoners (colonists) in the penal colony and in some areas, primary school children. The spleen rate was examined by manual palpation in children under 12 years. Results obtained were summarized as follows: 1) The parasite rate was 2.5% (8/320) at Wawa, 0.5% (1/217) at Sonlon, 4.0% (16/401) at Maruyogon, 15.4% (10/65) at Mainit, 26.7% (8/30) in the native tribe and 5.7% (2/35) in settlers, and 7.1% (21/181) in school children at Quezon. 2) The spleen rate was 4.0% (7/177) at Maruyogon, 40.9% (18/44) at Mainit and 15.2% (34/224) at Quezon. 3) In the Iwahig Penal Colony, colonists in the Montible and Central Subcolonies were employed for the parasite examination. The parasite rate in the Montible was 12.1%(62/521). A significant difference in parasite rate was shown between the central district (6.7%) and the outskirts (16.3%) of the Montible Subcolony. Newcomers into the Orientation Unit of the Montible demonstrated 13.6% (9/66) in parasite detection and this fact would imply the high frequency of a new infection to colonists during the stay of the first 6 months. At the Mangahan (Agronomy) Unit of the Central Subcolony, 10.7%(3/28) in parasite rate was obtained. 4) The parasite species and the proportion observed in this survey were; P. falciparum 84.8%, P. vivax 13.9%, and P. malariae 1.2%.
Authors: Toshio NAKABÁYASHI, Masuhisa TSUKAMOTO, Ichiro Motomura, Akira Miyata, Katsumi Tsuneda, Ichiro Miyagi, Isabelo S. Dulay
Language: English
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W615456096