Table 1.
Malaria epidemiology and trend in Banmauk Township (2016–2018)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case description | ||||
| Total suspected cases tested | 4492 | 7653 | 5916 | 18,061 |
| Confirmed malaria cases | 733 | 1,238 | 431 | 2402 |
| Positivity rate (%) | 16.3 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 13.3 |
| API* | 6.5 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 7.1 |
| Disease conditions [n (%)] | ||||
| Non–severe | 717 (97.8) | 1,197 (96.7) | 429 (99.5) | 2,343 (97.5) |
| Severe | 16 (2.2) | 41 (3.3) | 2 (0.5) | 59 (2.5) |
| Deaths | 3 (0.41) | 2 (0.16) | 0 | 5 (0.21) |
| Malaria parasite [n (%)] | ||||
| P. falciparum | 599 (81.7) | 1,052 (85.0) | 352 (81.7) | 2,003 (83.4) |
| P. vivax | 120 (16.4) | 154 (12.4) | 75 (17.4) | 349 (14.5) |
| Mixed infections | 14 (1.9) | 32 (2.6) | 4 (0.9) | 50 (2.1) |
*API (incidence per 1000 population) was based on 2014 nation-wide population census