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Epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of Plasmodium falciparum in the border areas of Myanmar
Received date: 2015-04-28
Online published: 2015-10-20
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81160357, 30960327, 30660160) and the Joint of Malaria and Dengue Control in China Frontier Areas Adjacent to Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos (No. 201302)
Objective To analyze epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of Plasmodium falciparum of Yandao rubber plant village, Gangao town, Nanpai zone of Mengbo county in the border areas of Myanmar, providing evidences for making effective control measurements to prevent P. falciparum cases import from frontier. Methods In the focus (Yandao rubber plant village), 23 households were checked by door to door in 30th Jun, 2014, malaria clinic case was investigated by epidemic case investigation in, malaria suspected case was tested by malaria rapid diagnosis test strips and microscope, and malaria vector was collected by lamp-traps. Results Total of 88 persons were tested, of those 65 P. falciparum positives were found by malaria rapid diagnosis test strips and 37 positives for microscope test; the ratio of gender was 1 (male):1.17 (female); the aged groups were ranged at 0-70 years old with the youngest 0.3 years old and the oldest 70 years old, 2 death cases;total of 111 individuals of 5 Anopheles species, of those 9 Anopheles minimus and 25 Anopheles sinensis were collected. The epidemic was controlled effectively by 65 P. falciparum cases standard treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Phosphate, indoor insecticide residual spray with beta cyfluthrin and the other control measurements. Conclusion This epidemic belonged to an outbreak caused by P. falciparum in the border areas of Myanmar, above results suggested that the timely detection of outbreak and epidemic treatment would be strengthened in the border areas of Myanmar, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
YU Ai-shui, YANG Yong-hui, LI Chun-hui, WANG Yong, ZHENG Zhi-liang, LIU Hui, ZHOU Hong-ning . Epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of Plasmodium falciparum in the border areas of Myanmar[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2015 , 26(5) : 503 -505 . DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.4692.2015.05.019
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