Surveillance of malaria in Huai’an District,Huai’an City,2009-2013
- VernacularTitle:2009-2013年举证安市举证安区疟疾疫情监测
- Author:
Zhaowu TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Surveillance;
Imported malaria;
Huai’an District
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2014;(4):468-469
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the results of malaria surveillance in Huai’an District in the recent 5 years,so as to pro-vide the evidences for the establishment of suitable control strategy in the district. Methods The febrile patients among perma-nent and floating populations in Huai’an District from 2009 to 2013 were examined by immunity and etiology methods and the mos-quito vector in this district were investigated. Results In recent 5 years,a total of 48 203 person-times among permanent popula-tion were examined,and no positives ones were found,and totally 360 person-times among floating population were examined, and 53 cases of malaria were detected,including 2 vivax malaria cases,48 falciparum malaria cases and 2 undifferentiated cases, and the positive rate of the floating population was 14.72%. All the cases were exported workers infected in Africa and Southeast Asia. A total of 1 048 Anopheles sinensis mosquitoes were captured in 2003,no other Anopheles mosquitoes were found. Conclu-sions In recent 5 years,no local malaria cases have been found in Huai’an District,but the imported cases increase,and more-over,the mosquito vector and the transmission condition of malaria still exist.
