Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan
Introduction: Malaria remains one of the most common public health problems worldwide, especially in Sudan. With this short communication we aimed at reporting on the latest malaria epidemic that had occurred in the humanitarian settings in South Kordofan state, south-western Sudan, during 2018 and...
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Introduction: Malaria remains one of the most common public health problems worldwide, especially in Sudan. With this short communication we aimed at reporting on the latest malaria epidemic that had occurred in the humanitarian settings in South Kordofan state, south-western Sudan, during 2018 and 2019.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study analyzing malaria surveillance reports between February 2018 to September 2019. Malaria was reported from febrile patients with confirmed malaria diagnosis using Giemsa stain. According to age, patients were distributed across three categories: less than 5 years, 5 to 15 years, and more than 15 years.
Results: In 2019 and 2018, 63,214 and 63,224 cases of malaria were reported, respectively, constituting around 5.5% of the state population (1,152,900). In 2018, 3,571 malaria cases were reported in February, then they decreased in August followed by increase in September-October. In 2019, 15,610 malaria cases were reported in September. Malaria cases aged less than 5 years were 21,848 and 23,561 cases in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Conclusions: The reported sudden epidemic of malaria is alarming. Therefore, identifying the risk factors associated with this epidemic is crucial to malaria prevention and control, and hence successful achievement of malaria elimination.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2afa4c2d507f4d7f9956c58f77dfa99d2025-08-20T02:14:12ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802021-01-01150110.3855/jidc.13122Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, SudanNouh S Mohamed0Yousif Ali1Mohamed S Muneer2Emmanuel E Siddig3Carol H Sibley4Ayman Ahmed5Nile University, Khartoum, SudanSudan Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, SudanMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesAlfarrabi College for Science and Technology, Khartoum, SudanUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesInstitute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan Introduction: Malaria remains one of the most common public health problems worldwide, especially in Sudan. With this short communication we aimed at reporting on the latest malaria epidemic that had occurred in the humanitarian settings in South Kordofan state, south-western Sudan, during 2018 and 2019. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study analyzing malaria surveillance reports between February 2018 to September 2019. Malaria was reported from febrile patients with confirmed malaria diagnosis using Giemsa stain. According to age, patients were distributed across three categories: less than 5 years, 5 to 15 years, and more than 15 years. Results: In 2019 and 2018, 63,214 and 63,224 cases of malaria were reported, respectively, constituting around 5.5% of the state population (1,152,900). In 2018, 3,571 malaria cases were reported in February, then they decreased in August followed by increase in September-October. In 2019, 15,610 malaria cases were reported in September. Malaria cases aged less than 5 years were 21,848 and 23,561 cases in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Conclusions: The reported sudden epidemic of malaria is alarming. Therefore, identifying the risk factors associated with this epidemic is crucial to malaria prevention and control, and hence successful achievement of malaria elimination. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13122MalariaEpidemicHumanitarian SettingsSudan |
| spellingShingle | Nouh S Mohamed Yousif Ali Mohamed S Muneer Emmanuel E Siddig Carol H Sibley Ayman Ahmed Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Malaria Epidemic Humanitarian Settings Sudan |
| title | Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan |
| title_full | Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan |
| title_short | Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan |
| title_sort | malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of south kordofan state sudan |
| topic | Malaria Epidemic Humanitarian Settings Sudan |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13122 |
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