Table 1.
Malaria indicators, before and at the Beginning of Pre-Elimination Program, Southeastern Iran, 2006–2010
| Year/index | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total of malaria cases | 8300 | 8657 | 7296 | 4390 | 2140 |
| API | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Parasite | |||||
| P. vivax | 7307 | 7358 | 6483 | 3921 | 1789 |
| P. falciparum | 896 | 1208 | 697 | 363 | 284 |
| Mix | 97 | 91 | 116 | 106 | 65 |
| Nationality | |||||
| Iranian | 6903 | 7233 | 5552 | 3394 | 1461 |
| Foreign | 1397 | 1424 | 1744 | 996 | 679 |
| Epidemiology | |||||
| Indigenous | 5981 | 6000 | 4671 | 3551 | 1182 |
| Imported | 2276 | 2575 | 2581 | 1399 | 936 |
| Cases under 5 years age | |||||
| P. vivax | 594 | 621 | 425 | 373 | 129 |
| P. falciparum | 54 | 85 | 55 | 19 | 14 |
| No. of autochthonous vivax | 5980 | 6092 | 4523 | 2997 | 1106 |
| No. of autochthonous falciparum | 542 | 684 | 292 | 185 | 116 |
| No. of foci with autochthonous vivax | 871 | 936 | 1084 | 688 | 397 |
| No. of foci with autochthonous falciparum | 135 | 202 | 222 | 104 | 38 |