The persistence of malaria in Khanh Trung commune, Khanh Vinh district, Khanh Hoa province and epidemiological characteristics of asymptomatic malaria
- Author:
Nguyen Minh Son
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epidemiology, malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
epidemiology;
disease;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(1):31-39
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In December 2002, 445 households and 1832 individuals of Khanh Trung commune were interviewed and examined in a cross-sectional survey (approximately 85% inhabitants of the commune). The results showed that: The slide positive rate was 10.1%. The rate of asymptomatic malaria carriers was 77.2% of total malaria confirmed cases. There is a relation between people with sleeping in the forest and people without sleeping in its, OR=1.89, P=0.001. Ethnic group of Ra-glai infected with malaria (11.1%) and the age group which had highest rate of asymptomatic malaria was 5-9 years old 11.2%. Parasite density index of asymptomatic malaria group was lower than that of the fever malaria group
