Some observation on migrations and imported malaria in Nghe An province
- Author:
Truong Quang Manh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
imported malaria, Nghe An, migration
- MeSH:
malaria;
Emigration and Immigration;
disease;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;3():12-19
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 152 imported malaria patients were treated in Nghe An Health Centre. The results showed that: 98.7% was adults, 1.25% was children due to transmission from parents. 93% was male, 7% was female. The most of malaria patients is uncomplication with low malignant malaria incidence (0.8% of total cases admitted to hospital). The imported malaria cases often late admitted to hospital. They had been treated several times in some health centres without good results. 72% of cases have both forms of parasites asexual and gametocyte, especially P. vivax was 93%
