Analysis of malaria endemic situation in Jingmen City from 2005 to 2014 / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the malaria endemic situation in Jingmen City from 2005 to 2014,so as to provide the evi?dence for revising the measures of malaria elimination. Methods The malaria endemic data of Jingmen City from 2005 to 2014 were collected and analyzed. Results Totally 516 malaria cases were reported during the 10 years in Jingmen City,and the av?erage annual malaria incidence was 0.17/10 000,which was declining year by year. The local infection of malaria cases were 484(accounted for 93.80%)with obvious aggregation in June,July and August,which were also relatively aggregated in farm?ers(accounted for 60.08%). The ratio of male to female was 1.93∶1. No local cases of malaria infection were reported from 2012 to 2014. The imported malaria cases were 32(accounting for 6.20%),showing a rising trend in recent years. Conclusion The incidence of malaria is low and has a downward trend year by year from 2004 to 2015 in Jingmen City. However,the imported malaria cases are increasing in recent years,and the surveillance and management of them should be paid more attention to.