Imported malaria cases in Sukabumi District-West Java Indonesia, in 2012

Eryando, Tris; Susanna, Dewi; Pratiwi, Dian; Nugraha, Fajar

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-s1-p94

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“…Therefore, there is no specific pattern of imported malaria cases fluctuation in Pandean PHC. The figure of imported malaria in Indonesia is different as reported in Jakarta8 and Sukabumi District [9]. In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, the imported malaria was reported among active duty military and civilian after traveling to Papua Province and South Sumatra (Bangka Island and Lampung Province) Indonesia [8].…”

Section: Monthly Trends Of Imported Malariamentioning

confidence: 85%

“…The imported malaria in Sukabumi District of West Java Province were reported majority from the people who worked in the mining sector those mostly working in night shift in Sumatra Island, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara and Papua. This particular group of travelers are the high risk of infection due to the activities in malaria endemic areas are often resulted in imported malaria cases [9]. Population mobility to outside Java Island and vise versa contributed to the complexities of risk of malaria infection in Indonesian archipelago.…”

Section: Monthly Trends Of Imported Malariamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, imported malaria became a severe health problem in some nonendemic countries, such as China [5], UK [6], and Mediterranean countries [7]. In Indonesia, imported malaria cases have been reported from Jakarta [8] and Sukabumi District of West Java Province [9]. The importation of malaria to nonendemic areas has been reported to increase the risk of malaria reintroduction [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Microscopic-Based Trend in Imported Malaria among Workers of Trenggalek District Returning from Kalimantan Island, Indonesia During 2012 – 2016

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Malaria in Indonesia remains a significant health problem. Trenggalek District is one of the receptive malaria areas in East Java Province, Indonesia, with mainly imported malaria from outside Java Island. The people of this district accustomed to traveling to outside Java where malaria is endemic for temporary working purposes. Usually, they have acquired malaria infection in the areas where they worked and brought to their homeland during their return to the district. The number of imported malaria cases depend on the returning season of the workers. When no workers return from outside Java malaria case is zero. During the year of 2012-2016 microscopic examination of Microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thick blood films of the workers have been done in the working activity of Pandean Primary Health Center on their arrival from Kalimantan Island either by active or passive case detection. Microscopically positive data were reported herein to describe the trend of imported malaria in the studied areas. A total number of malaria-infected workers were 118 cases. The trend towards increasing case number yearly between 2012 and 2013 being 1.35%, then decreasing between 2013 and 2016 to only 4 cases in 2016. Different patterns of imported malaria by month were seen in each year but no specific pattern throughout the year. The Plasmodium vivax infection was predominant every year and followed by Plasmodium falciparum and mixed infection of those two species. Trends of imported malaria cases in Trenggalek district were decreased and increased irregularly in each month yearly. However, the number of cases declined annually during 2013-2016. Antimalarial prophylaxis and insecticides prevent the workers from malaria infection.

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Section: Monthly Trends Of Imported Malariamentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Monthly Trends Of Imported Malariamentioning

confidence: 99%