Malaria situation of unorganized people in a vilillage of the highland province in EaRot, Cu Pui, Khong Bong, DakLak province
- Author:
Le Van Thanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2004;0(3):25-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studies of 805 samples until 10/2004 show that the malaria prevalence was high in the first 5 months in 2003, among 7 deaths were unorganized migrants. They contract malaria all year round, especially in the beginning of the year with the highest of 11.96% in February. The density of maralia parasite (+) was high in months at the beginning and end of the year such as January, April and October with the density in the first month of 2.92%. Spleenomegaly was mostly seen in age 5-14 with 3.17% and mostly in grade I and II (97.8%). Spleenomegaly grade III and IV is predominated in over 14 years old group (60%). Vectors at the first three months of the year were high and various in species in accordance with the malaria prevalence. An. dirus and An. minimus as the two main vectors of transmitting were present in almost of the year both house inside and outside, which is the cause for the transmission
