Malaria situation in the People's Republic of China in 2011

• Published in: Zhongguo jishengchongxue yu jishengchongping zazhi Vol. 30; no. 6; p. 419
• Main Authors: Xia, Zhi-Gui, Yang, Man-Ni, Zhou, Shui-Sen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 30.12.2012
• Subjects: China - epidemiology; Disease Notification; Humans; Incidence; Malaria - epidemiology; China
• ISSN: 1000-7423

Totally 4 479 malaria cases were reported through the annual reporting system from 782 counties of 27 Provinces/ Municipalities/Autonomous Regions (P/M/A) in 2011, this created a new-low number representing 43.0% reduction compared with 7 855 cases in 2010, and accordingly the annual incidence was reduced to 0.033 4/10 000. However, the number of malaria deaths increased to 33 from 19 in 2010. Among the 782 counties with reported cases, 2 counties of Motuo (16.466 0/10 000) in Tibet and Ruili (12.235 2/ 10000) in Yunnan had an incidence of more than 10/10 000, 10 counties in Yunnan and 1 county in Guizhou had an incidence between 1/10 000 and 10/10 000, and that of the others was below 1/10 000. The malaria areas and transmission got further confined than in 2010. Out of the 4 479 malaria cases, a proportion of 29.3% was reported as the indigenous cases who mainly distributed in the provinces of Anhui (40.0%), Yunnan (25.8%), Henan (12.6%), Guizhou (10.4%) and Hubei (6.1%), a proportion of 66.4% was reported