Analysis of malaria situation and discussion of control strategy in Shandong Province,2013
- VernacularTitle:2013年山东省疟疾疫情分析及防控策略探讨
- Author:
Xiangli KONG
;
Changlei ZHAO
;
Xiuqin BU
;
Yan XU
;
Benguang ZHANG
;
Xixin CHEN
;
Xin LIU
;
Yongbin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Endemic situation;
Imported malaria;
Epidemiological characteristics;
Shandong Province
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2014;(4):387-390,398
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the malaria situation of Shandong Province in 2013,so as to provide the evidence for formulating targeted prevention and control strategy and measures. Methods The data of malaria cases of Shandong Province in 2013 were collected from the Information Management System for Infectious Diseases Report and Information Management Sys-tem for Parasitic Diseases Control and Prevention. The data of epidemiological characteristics of malaria situation and the diagno-sis and treatment of malaria cases were analyzed by Microsoft Excell2007. Results There were 131 malaria cases reported in 2013,all of them were imported cases,and 127 cases(96.95%)were imported from African countries. A total of 116 cases (88.55%)were falciparum malaria cases. Totally 97.71%of the cases were male and the average age of malaria cases was 39 years. A total of 61.83%of the cases were peasants and 65.65%of the cases only received junior high school education. The dis-tribution of malaria cases was concentrated in Tai’an City(32 cases),Yantai City(19 cases)and Weihai City(17 cases),total-ly acounting for 53.13%. There was no significant seasonal variation in the reporting time of the cases. The median time from on-set to seeing doctor was four days and the median time from seeing doctor to being diagnosed was one day. Totally 35.88%of the cases were misdiagnosed when the first visit to a doctor. All of the cases were laboratory confirmed and 100%of them received the standard treatment after diagnosis. Conclusions All of the malaria cases were imported cases in Shandong Province in 2013. To control the imported malaria in Shandong Province,it is necessary to further strengthen the multi-sectoral cooperation, health education,malaria screening and professional training.
