title: [Analysis of imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City from 2001 to 2010].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the characteristics of imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City in the recent ten years so as to provide the evidence for improving prevention and control of malaria in the future.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data about imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City from 2001 to 2010 were collected and analyzed for the characteristics and distribution of the patients by the retrospective method. RESULTS; There were 79 imported falciparum malaria cases in the last 10 years. Totally 96.2% of patients were infected in Africa. Most of them were young people and worked for the construction services. Seasonal distribution difference was not obvious. CONCLUSIONS; The imported falciparum malaria epidemic is rising in Nantong City. Therefore, we should strengthen the anti-malaria health education to increase the self-protection of labors, and strengthen the training of medical stuff and also strengthen the monitoring of malaria epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Nantong Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong 226007, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Gui-Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Da-Ling
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cai-Qun
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult