Al-Ghoury A A, El-Hashimi W K, Abul-Hab J
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006 May-Jul;12(3-4):270-9.
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.
1997 - 1998年伊拉克巴比伦省疟疾流行过后，该地区的疟疾传播被成功阻断。2002年的一项寄生虫学调查未发现疟疾病例，但一项昆虫学调查发现斯氏按蚊和美丽按蚊的密度都很高。最高密度出现在9月，最低密度出现在12月和1月。尽管按蚊密度很高，但在解剖的蚊子中未发现寄生虫子孢子或卵囊。然而，如果斯氏按蚊的室内栖息密度超过临界阈值且未对输入性疟疾病例进行监测，疟疾传播可能会再次发生。
