Malaria situation and malaria control activities in Thanh Hoa province in 2002
- Author:
Tran Dinh Dao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Therapeutics;
Disease;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(1):19-24
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Reprospective study on the healthy station's reports and the data monthly of Malaria Protection Centre of Thanh Hoa province, from 1998-2002. The malaria situation has been stable, no malaria epidemic outbreak and death due to malaria. The annual malaria morbidity has been greatly reduced from 3.74% in 1998 to 2.09% in 2001 and 1.70% in 2002. The malaria parasite rate has been reduced from 0.25% in 1998 to 0.22% in 2001 and 0.19% in 2002. The malaria imported cases were 51.78% (1998) and 92.86% (2002). However, malaria cases are available in almost districts. The number of positive cases in the plain and midland districts are more than in the mountainous area due to the importation of malaria from malaria endemic areas. The malaria cases distributed scattered, which is difficult for management and treatment patients
