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[An epidemiological analysis on malaria in Linzhi district of Tibet in 1986-2004].
Luo, Sang; Hu, Yong-hong; Hu, Song-lin; Ni, Zhen; Li, Cheng-cai.
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  • Luo S; Division of Disease Control, District Health Bureau, Linzhi 860000, China.
Article in Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16566224
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiological characters of malaria in Linzhi district of Tibet. METHODS: A retrospective analysis on the epidemiology of malaria was carried out using the data on malaria situation in Linzhi district of Tibet in 1986-2004, referring to the distribution of season, population and region. RESULTS: The accumulative number of malaria cases in the period of 1986-2004 was 2459. The annual incidence of malaria in the district was reduced from 2.44 per ten thousand in 1986 to 1.03 per ten thousand in 2004, declined by 57.8% in 17 years. 99.3% of the cases were reported from Motuo County which was a typical high endemic area of malaria. The peak of prevalence occurred in June-October and 66.7% of the total cases were in the age group of 15-59 years old. 81.0% of the cases were farmers and 90.0% were Menba nationality. CONCLUSION: Motuo County has been the major area of malaria endemic in Linzhi district of Tibet. Most malaria cases in other counties are imported from Motuo.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Malaria Type of study: Incidence_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi Journal subject: PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: China
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Malaria Type of study: Incidence_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi Journal subject: PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: China