Malaria Cases Surge Across Sindh

Malaria cases are rising gradually throughout Sindh, with the province recording more than 900 confirmed infections in a single day, official data demonstrated on Monday.

Key points

• Hyderabad division documented the highest number of cases at 410, followed by Larkana with 208, Mirpurkhas with 174, Benazirabad with 87, Sukkur with 77 and Karachi with 10.
• According to the health department, 10, 033 suspected patients were screened throughout the province on August 24, and 916 tested positive for malaria.
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• While dengue cases were additionally present but in smaller numbers, he remarked around 20 to 25 cases were being noted weekly.
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Nevertheless, doctors in Karachi stated the number of malaria patients in the city is much higher than the official Karachi figure suggests. Health Advisory Issued on Monsoon Diseases.

Medical practitioners remarked malaria cases have been increasing over the past three weeks, even though the disease is seen throughout the year.

Dr Imran Sarwar Shaikh, extra medical superintendent and head of the emergency department at Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, stated patients were coming in daily, with some days seeing eight to 10 cases.

He remarked all the cases being noted at the hospital were vivax malaria.

Dr Shaikh remarked numerous patients stop treatment once their fever subsides, even though doctors prescribe a 14-day course to fully eliminate the infection.

As the parasite can remain dormant in the liver and reactivate afterwards, he cautioned that vivax malaria can become severe and even fatal if the full treatment is not completed.

Senior general practitioner Dr Altaf Hussain Khatri additionally confirmed a gradual rise in malaria cases over the past three weeks. Rawalpindi Faces Rising Risk of Dengue Outbreak.

He linked the spread of disease to weather conditions and the city's damaged sewerage system.

Health experts pressed fumigation drives and improvements to the sewerage network to control the mosquito population in the city.

Sindh has additionally seen a heavy burden of mosquito-borne diseases over recent years. Data from Karachi and Hyderabad hospitals indicated significant numbers of dengue and malaria cases in 2025, with multiple deaths noted.

Notably, a recent Karachi University study additionally suggested integrating meteorological data into healthcare surveillance systems to better predict infectious diseases such as malaria.

Meanwhile, the study discovered that disease incidence rises with higher temperature, humidity and rainfall, and observed that malaria cases often peak a number of weeks after monsoon rains. Stay Connected with ProPakistani. Obtain the latest news and stories wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover.

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