Malaria Cases In Aydın Province

Year 2002, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 5 - 8, 01.08.2002

Sema Ertuğ Mustafa Gürel Mete Eyigör Eyüp Salih Doyuran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess malaria incidence the province ofAydýn.
A retrospective analysis was conducted using 119.458 blood sample records obtained byAydýn Malaria
Control Unit between 1997-2000. Those with infestation have been classified with regards to region
age and sex..Annual surveillance and monthly distribution of malaria cases were also evaluated.
We found 189 males (57.80%) and 138 females (42.20%) with infection.. 33.64% of
all positive cases were between 10-20 years of age. 70 cases (21.40%) had been born and lived in Aydýn, and the
other 257 cases (78.60%) were immigrants, who came mainly from South-East and Eastern Anatolia regions.
Monthly analysis of cases showed that 94 patients had been affected in October (28.75%), followed by 65 cases in
September and November (19%).
Increasing numbers of malaria cases in recent years indicate that, in the near future, malaria may
cause significant problems inAydýn Province.

Keywords

Malaria, Aydýn

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