ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To understand the malaria prevalence and epidemic characteristics in Taixing City from 2005 to 2015, so as to provide the evidences for formulating the prevention and control strategy. METHODS: The malaria data of Internet reported cases as well as the reports on epidemiological survey of malaria cases in Taixing City from 2005 to 2015 were collected and analyzed with the methods of descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. RESULTS: A total of 61 malaria cases were reported in Taixing City from 2005 to 2015, including 4 local cases and 57 imported cases. There were 9 cases of vivax malaria, 47 cases of falciparum malaria, 2 cases of malariae malaria, and 3 cases of ovale malaria. There was no seasonality in the occurrence of imported malaria. Though there was no correlation between the times of malaria attack and the duration for going out (r = 0.154, P = 0.253), there was a negative correlation between the former and the timeliness for visiting a doctor (r = -0.312, P = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: The malaria cases are mainly imported ones in Taixing City, and the Plasmodium species of infection are diverse. Imported malaria overseas remains the key point for malaria control in Taixing City.
