Epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Yizheng City from 2000 to 2016 / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Yizheng City,so as to provide a reference for formulating the control strategy in the future. Methods The data of malaria case reports and prevention and control work in Yizheng City were collected and retrospectively analyzed. Results Totally 55 malaria cases were found in Yizheng City from 2000 to 2016 with an average incidence of 0.56/105. The malaria cases were local cases from 2000 to 2010 and since 2011 they were all imported cases. Conclusion The endemic situation of malarial in Yizheng City is stable and no local infection cases oc-cur in this place for six consecutive years. The imported cases should be paid more attention to in the future control work.