Table 4 Number of samples PCR-positive for Plasmodium infection, by province and city
From: Prevalence and distribution of human Plasmodium infection in Pakistan
| Â | Â | PCR positive samples* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Province | City | P. vivax | P. falciparum | Mixed species |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 234 (72%) | 65 (20%) | 26 (8%) | |
| Â | Bannu | 69 | 29 | 10 |
| Â | Hangu | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| Â | Peshawar | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| Â | Thall | 92 | 19 | 10 |
Punjab | Â | 114 (73%) | 35 (22%) | 8 (5%) |
| Â | Bhakkar | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| Â | Lahore | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Â | Mainwali | 31 | 24 | 4 |
| Â | Muzaffarghar | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Â | Rawalpindi | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Balochistan | 49 (60%) | 25 (30%) | 8 (10%) | |
| Â | Quetta | 3 | 22 | 4 |
| Â | Zhob | 46 | 3 | 4 |
Sindh | Â | 58 (96%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2)% |
| Â | Hyderabad | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | Karachi | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Capital | Â | 81 (98%) | 2 (2%) | 0% |
| Â | Islamabad | 81 | 2 | 0 |
All | 536 (76%) | 128 (18%) | 43 (6%) | |