Cetinkol Yeliz, Yıldırım Arzu Altunçekiç
Ordu Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ordu, Turkey.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2013;37(2):69-72. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2013.18.
Malaria is still an important public health problem both in Turkey and worldwide. In this research, we examined the epidemiology of malaria using the data provided by the Malaria Control Unit of the Infectious Disease Division of Ordu Health Directory, from the years 2002 to 2011.
The retrospective study was performed on data from the Provincial Health Directory. The cases were evaluated according to age groups, gender, locations, months and parasite species.
In the last 10 year period, a total of 31,575 blood samples were evaluated and 6 malaria cases (0.02%) were detected. Positive cases were examined all patients aged 15 years old and over. Cases were found to be imported cases coming to Ordu from other countries. The agent in half of cases was found to be Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium falciparum was determined in the other half. All P. falciparum cases were found to be imported cases coming to Ordu from abroad.
In this study, determination of the state of information on malaria in Ordu was the target, with the aim of using these data to contribute to the epidemiological data of malaria in our country. In addition, the protective measures to be taken against the disease are thought to be helpful.
疟疾在土耳其乃至全球仍然是一个重要的公共卫生问题。在本研究中，我们利用ordu卫生目录传染病科疟疾控制股提供的2002年至2011年的数据，对疟疾的流行病学进行了研究。
对省级卫生目录中的数据进行回顾性研究。根据年龄组、性别、地点、月份和寄生虫种类对病例进行评估。
在过去10年期间，共评估了31575份血样，检测到6例疟疾病例（0.02%）。所有阳性病例均为15岁及以上的患者。这些病例被发现是从其他国家来到ordu的输入性病例。一半病例的病原体为间日疟原虫；另一半为恶性疟原虫。所有恶性疟原虫病例均为从国外来到ordu的输入性病例。
在本研究中，确定ordu疟疾的信息状况是目标，目的是利用这些数据为我国疟疾的流行病学数据做出贡献。此外，认为针对该疾病应采取的保护措施会有所帮助。
