Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Jun;16(6):595-601.
Between March and August 2008 we undertook 2 cross-sectional surveys among 1375 residents of 3 randomly selected villages in the district of Gebiley in the North-West Zone, Somalia. We investigated for the presence of malaria infection and the period prevalence of self-reported fever 14 days prior to both surveys. All blood samples examined were negative for both species of Plasmodium. The period prevalence of 14-day fevers was 4.8% in March and 0.6% in August; the majority of fevers (84.4%) were associated with other symptoms including cough, running nose and sore throat; 48/64 cases had resolved by the day of interview (mean duration 5.4 days). Only 18 (37.5%) fever cases were managed at a formal health care facility: 7 within 24 hours and 10 within 24-72 hours of onset. None of the fevers were investigated for malaria; they were treated with antibiotics, antipyretics and vitamins.
2008 年 3 月至 8 月期间，我们在索马里西北部热比耶区的 3 个随机选定村庄中，对 1375 名居民进行了 2 次横断面调查。我们调查了疟疾感染的存在情况以及两次调查前 14 天自我报告的发热期患病率。所有检查的血液样本均未发现疟原虫和间日疟原虫。3 月的 14 天发热期患病率为 4.8%，8 月为 0.6%；大多数发热（84.4%）伴有其他症状，包括咳嗽、流鼻涕和喉咙痛；64 例发热中有 48 例（87.5%）在采访当天已缓解（平均持续 5.4 天）。只有 18 例（37.5%）发热病例在正规医疗机构就诊：7 例在发病后 24 小时内就诊，10 例在发病后 24-72 小时内就诊。没有一例发热进行疟疾调查；他们接受了抗生素、解热药和维生素治疗。
