[Analysis of imported malaria situation in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province].

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the epidemic characteristics of imported malaria in Liyang City, so as to provide the evidence for formulating appropriate control strategies and measures.

METHODS

The malaria epidemic situation reports, case epidemiological investigations and the follow-up materials of counterparts returned together with the cases were collected and analyzed in Liyang City from 2007 to 2014.

RESULTS

Totally 53 imported malaria cases were reported and they were all laboratory confirmed in Liyang City from 2007 to 2014. Forty-nine cases (92.5%) were imported from African countries, 37 cases (69.8%) were Plasmodium falciparum infection, and 37 cases (69.8%) had overseas incidence history. Forty cases (75.5%) were aged between 30 and 49 years, and 52 cases (98.1%) were male, 42 cases (79.2%) were farmers. These cases were distributed in all the 10 towns and there were no obvious seasonal variation for onset time. The median time from onset to seeing a doctor was 3 d, and the median time from seeing a doctor to being diagnosed was 0 d. The first visit health facilities by the patients were various, and the diagnostic health facilities were all the medical institutions at the county level or above, and the standardized treatment rate was 100%.

CONCLUSION

During the last 5 consecutive years, there have been no local infected malaria cases in Liyang City, and the remarkable results have been achieved in malaria elimination. However, there are still many imported malaria cases, and the infected species are diverse. Therefore, the imported malaria is still the key of malaria prevention and control.