Potential factors of malaria outbreak in the malaria endemic area of Thua Thien - Hue province
- Author:
Nguyen Vo Hinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malaria*Hue
- MeSH:
malaria;
Disease;
Endemic Diseases;
epidemiology;
Disease Outbreaks
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(4):25-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The sudden increase of malaria incidence at village level of several key malaria communes in Thua Thien – Hue province’s A Luoi districts had been observed in 1998-2001. These villages are situated the malaria endemic area along with Vietnam – Lao border. The malaria increase appeared to be seasonal with the number of infected cases exceeding mean + 2SD. It was confirmed that no local transmission was present in the areas though a case of 8 years old child infected with malaria was reported. The risky factors of malaria outbreak in these villages were suggested to be the migration of population, potential malaria sources among people illegally migrated through Vietnam – Lao border and temporarily inhabited in some villages
