MALARIA AMONG IMMIGRANT̕ S WORKFORCE RETURNING FROM ENDEMIC DISTRICTS IN ALWOSTA CITY, EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 50, Issue 3, December 2020, Page 483-487 PDF (674.22 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.131065 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| ENAS Y. ABU-SAREA1; MOUSA A. M. ISMAEL2; RAAFAT M. SHAAPAN3; SAMAH S. ABDEL GAWAD1; MARWA A. GHIETH1 | ||||
| 1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Zoonotic Diseases, National Research Centre, El-Tahrir Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research aimed to encounter rapid diagnostic test (RDTs) efficacy to distinguish malaria within patients with positive history to fever and/or travelling to endemic municipality. All over a year, blood samples were amassed from patients visited different laboratories. Both thin, thick blood films stained with Geimsa and rapid tests were used to diagnose malaria. Malaria was detected by microscopy and RDTs (0.5%, & 0.9%, respectively) of patients. RDTs yielded 100% sensitivity and 98.5% specificity. Samples detected by microscopy were also detected by RDTs. All diagnosed malaria patients had history of travelling to Sudan or Yemen. RDTs proved confirmatory tool to catch malaria suspected cases with fever history. Travelers from Sudan and Yemen should be checked for malaria. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Egypt; Patients; Malaria; Rapid diagnostic tests; Microscopy | ||||
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