RESUMO
After the 1997-98 malaria epidemic in Babylon governorate, Iraq, malaria transmission in this area was successfully interrupted. A parasitological survey in 2002 identified no malaria cases but an entomological survey found both Anopheles stephensi and A. pulcherrimus in high densities. The highest density was recorded in September and the lowest in December and January. Despite the high density of Anopheles, no parasite sporozoites or oocysts were found in dissected mosquitoes. Nevertheless, malaria transmission could recur if A. stephensi indoor resting density exceeds the critical threshold and imported malaria cases are not monitored.
Assuntos
Anopheles/parasitologia , Insetos Vetores/parasitologia , Malária/epidemiologia , Malária/prevenção & controle , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Análise de Variância , Animais , Anopheles/fisiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Epidemiológicos , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Lactente , Insetos Vetores/fisiologia , Iraque/epidemiologia , Estudos Longitudinais , Malária/parasitologia , Malária/transmissão , Controle de Mosquitos , Densidade Demográfica , Vigilância da População , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Análise de Regressão , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Estações do AnoRESUMO
After the 1997-98 malaria epidemic in Babylon governorate, Iraq, malaria transmission in this area was successfully interrupted. A parasitological survey in 2002 identified no malaria cases but an entomological survey found both Anopheles stephensi and A. pulcherrimus in high densities. The highest density was recorded in September and the lowest in December and January. Despite the high density of Anopheles, no parasite sporozoites or oocysts were found in dissected mosquitoes. Nevertheless, malaria transmission could recur if A. stephensi indoor resting density exceeds the critical threshold and imported malaria cases are not monitored
