[The malaria situation in Afghanistan].
Malaria is endemic throughout the country at altitude below 1500 m. About 80-90% of malaria cases belongs to P. vivax, the rest to P. falciparum. Malaria has gone out of control in Afghanistan in the past 20 years. The annual number of cases is estimated at 2-3 million, the number of officially reported was 288,070 in 1998. Out of the 20.5 million population of Afghanistan (1998 estimates), more than 12 million are to be living in malaria endemic areas. A field study to evaluate the susceptibility of P. vivax and P. falciparum to chloroquine was conducted in four sites of the eastern region. The study revealed 100% susceptibility of P. vivax while P. falciparum indicated an alarming degree of resistance.
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Malaria Control Center, Kabul.
D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence