title: [Status of malaria epidemic and feasibility of malaria elimination in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the status of malaria epidemic and discuss the feasibility of malaria elimination in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of blood smear examinations of febrile patients among local residents, focus residents and mobile population in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were collected, described and analyzed statistically from 2001 to 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 4 916 343 blood smear slides of local residents who had fever, 195 967 slides of focus residents, 282 461 slides of returned emigrants, and 228 341 slides of immigrants were examined, and the average positive rates of blood examinations were 0.004 8%, 0.007 7%, 0.480% and 0.127%, respectively. The indigenous malaria cases reduced from 51 in 2001 to 1 in 2009. There were no indigenous malaria cases during the period of 2010-2011. The malaria incidence has been under 1/100 000 for 11 years. The imported malaria cases were dominated in the whole region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malaria situation in this region has entranced the consolidating phase of elimination according to the WHO criteria of malaria elimination. The goal of malaria elimination in Guangxi would be achieved in 2018 as long as the government and other departments pay enough attention to the imported malaria control, and the technical measures are further strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Kun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jin-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ya-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: We
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Kang-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D063426:Human Migration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data