Epidemic situation of malaria in Qingdao City from 2012 to 2017 / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the epidemic situation and its epidemic characteristics of malaria in Qingdao City from 2012 to 2017, so as to provide the evidence for the prevention and control of malaria in this city. Methods The data of cases and epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Qingdao City, 2012–2017 were collected from the China’s disease prevention and control system infectious disease report information management system and parasitic disease prevention and control information management system, and analyzed. Results A total of 103 cases of malaria were reported in Qingdao City from 2012 to 2017, and all of them were imported. Among them, 98 (95.15%) were imported from Africa and 5 (4.85%) from Asia. There were 92 laboratory confirmed cases (89.32%) and 11 (10.68%) clinically diagnosed cases. The highest incidence occurred in 2016 (0.28/105) . According to the classification of cases, there were 87 falciparum malaria cases (84.47%), 13 vivax malaria cases (12.62%), and 3 ovale malaria cases (2.91%) . These patients were mainly young men, and the male to female ratio was 19.6∶1. There were malaria case reports in each month, and the peak onset season was not obvious. Newly diagnosed and confirmed units were mainly municipal medical institutions; the median of onset-definite diagnosis was 4 days. There was one death case, but there were no recurrence, reburning, and imported secondary cases. Conclusion There were no local malaria cases in Qingdao City from 2012 to 2017. The prevention and control of imported malaria is the focus of the future work.