title: [Survey on Malaria Epidemics in China-Myanmar Border Area].
abstract: The malaria epidemics in Laza city of Myanmar and Yingjiang county in Yunnan province of China in 2012 and 2013 was reviewed retrospectively, and a survey on malaria infection was conducted in residents in the border areas. A total of 179 malaria cases were reported in Yingjiang county from 2012 to 2013, with an average annual incidence of 2.9 per 10,000. Of the 179 cases, 77.7% were imported cases and 22.3% were local cases; 79.3% were infected with Plasmodium vivax, 20.1% with P. falciparum, and 0.6% unidentified. In Laza city of Myanmar, 2,069 malaria cases were reported, with an average annual incidence of 322.5 per 10,000. Of them, 73.4% cases were infected with P. vivax, 20.1% with P. falciparum and 6.5% unidentified. In addition, the microscopic results revealed that the malaria parasite rate in the residents in Yingjiang county was 0%, while that in Laza city was 1.5%.
authors.forename: Ben-fu
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yin-xue
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiang-rui
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Li-fei
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dai-li
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Guo-cui
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Xiao-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum; D016780:Malaria, Vivax; D002052:Myanmar; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires