title: [Analysis of malaria endemic situation in Shanxian County from 2002 to 2011].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the endemic situation of malaria in Shanxian County, Shandong Province, China in the last 10 years, so as to understand the epidemiological characteristics of the disease and provide the evidence for the establishment of control strategy to eliminate malaria.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data related to the endemic situation of malaria in Shanxian County from 2002 to 2011 were collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 2002 to 2011, 125 cases of malaria were reported, and the annual incidences were in the range of 0.18/100,000-2.00/100,000. Totally 60.80% of the cases focused on 3 townships, namely Fugang, Huanggang and Caozhuang. All the 125 cases were new vivax malaria cases, among them, 121 were locally infected, and the other 4 were imported. The epidemic season was from June to October, and the peak time was from July to September. There were more male cases than female cases. The ages of the cases were from 1 to 83 years old, and the incidence in those aged from 46-60 years old was higher.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The malaria incidence in Shanxian County is on the rise, and the 3 townships in the south are the key areas for control. The control measures including the surveillance of floating population and mosquitoes, and malaria control health education should be strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Shanxian County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Province, Shanxian 270000, China.
authors.forename: Ling-ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Yong-bin
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanxian County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Province, Shanxian 270000, China.
authors.forename: Xian-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Xiu-qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Ben-guang
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Chang-lei
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China.
authors.forename: Xi-xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D055815:Young Adult