Review of malaria morbidity registrations in Aden Governorate

Abstract EN

The aim of this archival study is to highlight the epidemiological trend of malaria disease in Aden Governorate, during the period from 2001 to 2006.

The analytical review comprised 22394 malaria cases, registered in the governmental health sector in the study period, and malaria reports of 103401 suspected malaria cases from governmental private and health sectors in 2006.

The study reveals that the annual parasite incidence rate was 7.3 per 1000, the slide positive rate was 6%, and Plasmodium falciparum represents 99.8% of malaria cases.

It is recommended to strengthen malaria surveillance system at the public and private health sector in the governorate, and to perform refreshing training courses among medical laboratory technicians in the area related to the paraclinical diagnosis of suspected malaria cases