Epidemic situation of imported malaria and diagnostic capabilities of medical institutions in Wuhan City from 2008 to 2017

Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi = Chinese journal of schistosomiasis control
Wu KaiYang Yan

Abstract

To understand the epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria and the control and diagnostic capacities of the medical institutions in Wuhan City, so as to offer the evidence for formulating the surveillance and control strategies. From 2008 to 2017, the epidemiological data of imported malaria were collected. The information including gender, age, distribution, vocational background, positive rate of fever patients, and time of final diagnosis was analyzed with the descriptive statistic method. The Plasmodium species composition and infection source were analyzed by chi square test. The initial and confirmed diagnosis abilities of medical institutions were analyzed by rank sum test. Totally, 424 imported malaria cases were reported, including 301 falciparum malaria cases (70.99%). The male population aged 20 to 49 years was the main morbidity group, and the incidence was not related to seasons. For the parasite species, there was a significant difference between African countries and Southeast Asian countries (χ2 = 205.83, P < 0.01). Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae were all imported from sub-Saharan Africa. For diagnostic capacities of the medical institutions at different levels, the initial diagnosis (Z = -3.89, P <...Continue Reading

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