MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Mar 5;59(8):217-9.
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, which borders the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. The earthquake's epicenter was 10 miles west of the Haiti capital city of Port-au-Prince (estimated population: 2 million). According to the Haitian government, approximately 200,000 persons were killed, and 500,000 were left homeless. Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection is endemic in Haiti, and the principal mosquito vector is Anopheles albimanus, which frequently bites outdoors. Thus, displaced persons living outdoors or in temporary shelters and thousands of emergency responders in Haiti are at substantial risk for malaria. During January 12-February 25, CDC received reports of 11 laboratory-confirmed cases of P. falciparum malaria acquired in Haiti. Patients included seven U.S. residents who were emergency responders, three Haitian residents, and one U.S. traveler. This report summarizes the 11 cases and provides chemoprophylactic and additional preventive recommendations to minimize the risk for acquiring malaria for persons traveling to Haiti.
2010 年 1 月 12 日，一场 7.0 级地震袭击了海地，该国与多米尼加共和国接壤，位于伊斯帕尼奥拉岛。地震震中位于海地首都太子港以西 10 英里处（估计人口：200 万）。根据海地政府的数据，约有 20 万人死亡，50 万人无家可归。恶性疟原虫感染引起的疟疾在海地流行，主要的蚊子传播媒介是白纹伊蚊，它经常在户外叮咬。因此，居住在户外或临时住所的流离失所者和海地的数千名应急响应人员面临疟疾的巨大风险。在 2020 年 1 月 12 日至 2 月 25 日期间，美国疾病控制与预防中心收到了 11 例在海地感染恶性疟原虫疟疾的实验室确诊病例报告。患者包括 7 名紧急救援人员、3 名海地居民和 1 名美国旅行者。本报告总结了这 11 例病例，并提供了化学预防和其他预防建议，以最大程度地降低前往海地旅行的人感染疟疾的风险。
