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KMID : 1143420200130171092
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 17 p.1092 ~ p.1105
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2019 World Malaria Report
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Shin Hyun-Il
Lee Sang-Eun
Lee Hee-Il
Cho Shin-Hyeong
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Abstract
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Among the five species of malaria, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax have the greatest impact on public health. P. falciparum is most prevalent in the African continent and a major cause of deaths by malaria. P. vivax has a wider geographical distribution than P. falciparum. In 2018, it was estimated that the number of infected cases and malaria-related deaths increased to 228 million and 405,000, respectively. Regionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that most cases in 2018 occurred in the African Region (93%), followed by the South-East Asian Region (3.4%) and the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2.1%). Similarly, it was estimated that most deaths (94%) in 2018 were reported in the African Region, followed by the South-East Asian Region (3%), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2%), and the Western Pacific Region (1%). Many countries are moving forward to elimination. The number of countries with less than 10,000 malaria cases increased from 40 in 2010 to 49 in 2018. The Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) continuous to cooperate with international and national agencies to control or eliminate malaria.
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KEYWORD
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Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Malaria, WHO, Elimination
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