Incidence of human malaria infection in Northern Hilly Region of Balochistan, adjoining with NWFP, Pakistan: District Zhob

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1620-1624

  Yasinzai, Mohammad Iqbal ^a   Kakarsulemankhel, Juma Khan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Human malarial infection; P. falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Zhob

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

MALARIA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PAKISTAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALARIA VACCINES; MALE; PAKISTAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SEASONS;

EID: 54049137683     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1620.1624     Document Type: Article

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