Wezam A
National Organization for the Control of Malaria and Other Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Ethiop Med J. 1994 Jan;32(1):41-7.
Any attempt to control malaria in a locality should be preceded by an evaluation of the magnitude and conditions of transmission of the disease. A malaria survey was carried out at Humera, Northwestern Ethiopia from September 5 to 25, 1991 because no information was available regarding the malaria situation in the area for the last two and half years. The present survey was carried out as soon as the area was made accessible. The results showed a splenomegaly rate of 18.8% and parasite rate of 10.9% in children aged 2 to 9 years. These results correspond to mesoendemic malaria transmission of unstable malaria. This survey is the beginning of a series of follow-up studies to arrive at the final conclusion about the endemicity of the disease in the area.
在当地开展任何疟疾防控工作之前，都应对该疾病的传播规模和条件进行评估。1991年9月5日至25日，在埃塞俄比亚西北部的胡梅拉开展了一次疟疾调查，因为过去两年半里没有该地区疟疾情况的相关信息。该地区一旦能够进入，便立即开展了此次调查。结果显示，2至9岁儿童的脾肿大率为18.8%，寄生虫感染率为10.9%。这些结果与不稳定疟疾的中流行程度疟疾传播情况相符。此次调查是一系列后续研究的开端，目的是就该地区该疾病的流行情况得出最终结论。
