Table 1.
The cases and death of malaria by plasmodium species in China, 2004–2012
| Characteristic | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | ||||||||||
| Overall | 37537 | 39656 | 60193 | 46673 | 26358 | 14098 | 7389 | 4088 | 2451 | 238443 |
| P. vivax (%) | 27410 (73.0) | 30399 (76.7) | 47687 (79.2) | 38441 (82.4) | 21168 (80.3) | 10678 (75.7) | 4901 (66.3) | 2414 (59.1) | 1020 (41.6) | 184118 (77.2) |
| P. falciparum (%) | 3616 (9.6) | 3711 (9.4) | 2804 (4.7) | 1648 (3.5) | 996 (3.8) | 1033 (7.3) | 1288 (17.4) | 1429 (35.0) | 1353 (55.2) | 17878 (7.5) |
| Others* (%) | 6511 (17.3) | 5546 (14.0) | 9702 (16.1) | 6584 (14.1) | 4194 (15.9) | 2387 (16.9) | 1200 (16.2) | 245 (6.0) | 78 (3.2) | 36447 (15.3) |
| Death | ||||||||||
| Overall | 32 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 215 |
| P. vivax (%) | 3 (9.4) | 2 (4.4) | 4 (11.8) | 4 (28.6) | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (7.4) |
| P. falciparum (%) | 29 (90.6) | 43 (95.6) | 30 (88.2) | 10 (71.4) | 19 (86.4) | 10 (100) | 14 (100) | 30 (100) | 14 (100) | 199 (92.6) |
*Others contained Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, mixed infection cases and untyped cases. The numbers in the brackets were the proportions of cases or deaths by plasmodium species in overall number.