Identification of malaria endemicity in rural areas of Nepal: A malariometric and seroepidemiological study in children

Sherchand, Jeevan B; Shrestha,  Mathura P; Ohara, Hiroshi

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Identification of malaria endemicity in rural areas of Nepal: A malariometric and seroepidemiological study in children

creativeworkseries.issn	ISSN (Print) : 1993-2979 \| ISSN (Online) : 1993-2987
dc.contributor.author	Sherchand, Jeevan B
dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, Mathura P
dc.contributor.author	Ohara, Hiroshi
dc.date.accessioned	2026-07-27T07:02:37Z
dc.date.available	2026-07-27T07:02:37Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.description.abstract	Abstract A cross-sectional study was performed to determine malaria morbidity and malaria endemicity in children between 2-9 years of age in three villages of Southern Nepal. Malariometric survey and seroepidemiology were compared. A total of 604 children from the three villages were tested. Tulashi and Chisapani villages were found to have equal endemicity with high parasitaemia (>12%), high level of malaria antibody (>40%) and high rate of spleen (>60%) indicating a hyperendemic area. In comparison Lumbini village had low parasitaemia (<5%), low antibody level (<25%) and low spleen rate (<25%) indicating a mesoendemic area. This study would be useful for the surveillance system in identifying endemicity and effective planning of malaria control programme in these areas. The variation in endemicity for these villages are multifactorial such as human behaviour in relation to vector behaviour and gradual deterioration of health care system for malaria, which has been discussed in this study. Keywords: Malariometric survey, Sero-epidemiology, Children, Nepal
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.37
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7049
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Institute of Medicine
dc.subject	Malariometric survey
dc.subject	Sero-epidemiology
dc.subject	Children
dc.subject	Nepal
dc.title	Identification of malaria endemicity in rural areas of Nepal: A malariometric and seroepidemiological study in children
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