[Epidemic situation and diagnosis and treatment of severe falciparum malaria in Nantong City].

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the epidemic situation and diagnosis and treatment of severe falciparum malaria in Nantong City, summarize the causes of severe falciparum malaria, and evaluate the effect of diagnosis and treatment, so as to provide the evidence for formulating the practical treatment measures for this disease.

Methods: All the data of falciparum malaria cases in Nantong City from 2009 to 2016 were collected and analyzed for the onset time, diagnosis process and treatment of the disease.

Results: A total of 359 malaria cases, including 289 falciparum malaria cases, were reported in Nantong City from 2009 to 2016, including 26 severe falciparum malaria cases.

[Study on snails infected with miracidia under different conditions in snail-existent non-endemic areas of schistosomiasis in Nantong City].

Objective: To understand the forming cause of the snail-existent non-endemic areas of schistosomiasis (SENEAS), and to verify the conclusion of previous studies, so as to provide the evidence for schistosomiasis monitoring in such areas in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.

Methods: The controlled field tests were carried out to observe the snails artificially infected by schistosome miracidia in SENEAS. The influence of the soil from SENEAS and the endemic areas on snails artificially infected by miracidia were observed.

[Investigation on current situation of malaria blood examinations in township-level hospitals of Nantong City].

Objective: To understand the quality of malaria blood examinations in township-level hospitals, so as to provide the evidence for continuing the malaria blood examinations in the stage of post-malaria elimination.

Methods: A total of 64 township hospitals were investigated and 640 negative malaria blood slides were scored individually according to 10 indicators in "Malaria Elimination Technical Scheme" in 2013 and 2014. The single and multiple indicators were calculated, and the work of blood examinations and situation of technicians were investigated.

[Epidemic situation of malaria and progress of malaria elimination in Nantong City from 2008 to 2014].

Objective: To analyze the epidemic status and progress of malaria elimination in Nantong City, so as to provide evidences for adjusting the control measures and guiding the work of malaria elimination.

Methods: The data about the epidemic situation of malaria and malaria elimination in Nantong City from 2008 to 2014 were collected and analyzed by the method of descriptive epidemiology.

Results: From 2008 to 2014, a total of 305 malaria cases were reported in Nantong City, with an annual average incidence of 0.

[Analysis of construction of microscopy ability for malaria in Nantong City, 2011].

Objective: To understand the construction of the examination ability with microscopy for malaria at the beginning of the malaria elimination project in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.

Methods: At all the medical and health institution levels, the construction of microscopy stations, the blood slide examiners, the hardware equipment, the microscopy skill training, and so on were investigated in 2011.

Results: There were 204 microscopy stations, 228 blood slide examiners, and 255 microscopes in Nantong City, 2011.

[Analysis of imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City from 2001 to 2010].

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City in the recent ten years so as to provide the evidence for improving prevention and control of malaria in the future.

Methods: The data about imported falciparum malaria cases of Nantong City from 2001 to 2010 were collected and analyzed for the characteristics and distribution of the patients by the retrospective method. RESULTS; There were 79 imported falciparum malaria cases in the last 10 years.