Malaria Detection Using Fingerprint Patterns: A Descriptive Study of Malaria-Positive Individuals in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
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Fingerprint, Malaria Parasite, Nasarawa State, Pattern, SusceptibilityAbstract
Malaria detection remains a primary concern in most endemic regions of the world due to poor health care delivery. This study investigated the relationship between fingerprint patterns and malaria susceptibility in patients with Plasmodium falciparum infections. Giemsa’s staining and live scan techniques were used for sample collection. A total of 384 individuals confirmed with malaria were enrolled for this study. Our findings revealed a dominance of loop patterns (52.1%) in the sampled population, followed by whorls (29.4%) and arches (18.5%). Though, the distribution of the fingerprint patterns against malaria were not significant, individuals with loop fingerprint pattern were more prone to malaria infection. The study suggests a potential link between fingerprint patterns and malaria susceptibility, with implications for the use of fingerprint analysis as a detective tool or additional screening tool both for malaria and other clinical infectious diseases. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and explore the potential applications of fingerprint pattern analysis in early disease diagnosis and prevention.
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