上海市流动人口血吸虫病、疟疾、丝虫病监测结果分析

目的：评价外来流动人口对上海市人群传播血吸虫病、疟疾、丝虫病(简称“三病”)的潜在危害，从而预防和控制外源性“三病”在本市传播。方法：对外省市来沪居留3个月以上人员，进行“三病”血清免疫学检测，达到规定的阳性滴度时进行病原学追踪及治疗。结果：2001—2003年共监测外来流动人口909960人次，血吸虫病、疟疾、丝虫病抗体阳性率分别为0．55％、0.28％和0．02％；质量抽检符合率分别为98、42％、94．21％和99．84％。结论:必须加强外来流动人口“三病”监测和防治管理，以有效预防和控制外源性“三病”在本市传播。     

云南省中缅边境地区疟疾血清流行病学调查分析

目的 了解中缅边境一线县、二线县、及一线三个县的一线自然村、二线自然村的疟疾流行情况,为制定边境地区疟疾防治措施提供科学依据。方法 采用IFAT对中缅边境沧源、耿马及孟连一线县与双江县、永德县二线县,边境线3县一线自然村和二线自然村进行疟血清流行病学调查,用电脑软件EPI6X2检验法进行数据分析。结果一线县抗体阳性率23.88％（568/2379）,二线县抗体阳性率1.40％（10/712）,一线县显著高于二线县（x2=180.54;P<0.01）。一线县的一线自然村抗体阳性率33.05％（467/1413）,二线自然村抗体阳性率10.46％（101/966）,一线自然村显著高于二线自然村（x2=159.92;P<0.01）。结论IFAT抗体阳性率和阳性GMRT说明靠近边境地带比远离边境的地带疟疾流行更为严重。应加强出入境人员的防治工作,才能控制边境疟病流行。     

免疫层析试验与镜检法、聚合酶链反应诊断疟疾的比较

目的　评价免疫层析试验 (ICT)诊断疟疾的临床应用价值。方法　以镜检法和聚合酶链反应 (PCR)为对照 ,同时用ICT检测 89份门诊可疑疟疾感染患者的血标本。结果　ICT与镜检法和PCR比较 ,阳性检出符合率分别为 93 .4 %和 86.4 % ;敏感性分别为 90 .16%和 83 .3 3 % ;特异性分别为92 .86%和 91.3 0 %。当虫体密度 >10 0个 / μl时 ,ICT的敏感性为 10 0 % ,虫体密度 <10 0个 / μl时 ,敏感性为 72 .73 % ,虫体密度 <5 0个 / μl时 ,敏感性降低到 66.67%。 结论　ICT适用于疟疾检测的初筛 ,但尚不能完全替代镜检法     

云南省边境地区疟疾防治资源分配分析

目的 分析云南省边境地区疟疾资源分配状况与疟疾传播的关系，为合理分配疟疾资源提供依据。方法 收集中老、中缅、中越边境地区有关疟疾统计资料，研究导致疟疾流行的危险因素。结果 结果表明来自国外和国内的波及效应数值和强度效应综合反映了这些边境县所面临的潜在疟疾传播危险因素。结论 该地区的疟疾防治资源分配不合理，有待进一步改善。     

西盟佤族蚊帐使用的现状、态度和推广障碍(in English)

目的　评价佤族蚊帐使用的现状、态度和推广障碍。　方法　采用问卷调查、专题性小组讨论和直接观察的方法进行调查。　结果　佤族社区中 ,蚊帐覆盖率极低 ,而且问卷调查所得使用率为 18 4% ,显著高于直接观察的11 8% ( χ2 =13 5 7,P <0 .0 1) ;所有流动人员在田棚、森林和缅甸过夜时均不使用蚊帐。 74 3 %的问卷调查对象愿意支付购买蚊帐的部分费用 ;愿意支付购买单人和双人蚊帐的费用额分别为 ( 2 2 5 7± 1 0 5 ) (范围 :5～ 70 )元和 ( 3 7 66±1 79) (范围 :10～ 15 0 )元。推广使用蚊帐的障碍为经济、社会和地理上的不可及性。　结论　蚊帐的推广使用 ,需要包括通过IEC提高意识和改变行为、补贴改善经济上的可及性和社会营销等综合性措施。     

Entomological survey and report of a knockdown resistance mutation in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae from the Republic of Guinea

The purpose of our entomological survey was to estimate mosquito biodiversity, infectivity rates and insecticide resistance levels in Anopheles species in four study sites in a mining area with high malaria transmission in southeastern Guinea. Anopheles gambiae s.l. (77%) was the most common Anopheles collected followed by An. funestus (20%). The specimens of the An. gambiae complex were predominantly An. gambiae S form (97.6%) with 1.4% of An. gambiae M form found in Kérouané only, and 1% of An. arabiensis which was present in all four study sites. Anopheles gambiae S form and An. funestus were found to be infected with Plasmodium falciparum, with infectivity rates of 4.1% and 4.4% and inoculation rates of 0.60 and 0.19 infected bite/person/night, respectively. In addition, a high level (79%) of the knockdown resistance (kdr) L1014F mutation was reported in the populations of An. gambiae S form. The high malaria transmission that occurs in the prospected area of Guinea requires a long-term vector control programme. However, such a control programme will have to consider the presence of the kdr gene at a surprisingly high level within the dominant vector, which could reduce the expected impact of vector control.     

Chloroquine blood concentrations and malaria prophylaxis in Tanzanian women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

Objective: Routine malaria prophylaxis with chloroquine (CQ) is recommended to pregnant semi-immune women in several countries in Africa. The dosage is empirically based. We investigated whether blood CQ concentrations and apparent oral blood clearance (CL/F) change during the course of pregnancy. We also studied whether malaria parasites could be detected together with low CQ blood levels. Methods: Forty nine semi-immune Tanzanian women were recruited in the 16th week of pregnancy. They were given 310 mg oral CQ base once per week as prophylaxis during the whole pregnancy. Capillary blood samples were taken for analysis of CQ before treatment and at weeks 26 and 36. Blood samples were dried on filter paper and analysed by HPLC. Blood was also drawn to detect occurrence of malaria parasites. Results: A total of 25 women fulfilled the sampling schedule. CL/F increased significantly from 160 ml ·  min⁻¹ at week 26 to 180 ml · min⁻¹ at week 36. In 7 of 25 women, CL/F increased >20%. Trough blood CQ concentrations, determined on four occasions at week 26 and at week 36 varied between 200 and 900 nmol · l⁻¹. No statistically significant differences between occasions were seen. Malaria parasites were seen in two individuals early in pregnancy. Conclusion: Blood CQ CL/F showed a small increase during the course of pregnancy. The estimated mean blood CL/F values of 160 and 180 ml · min⁻¹ (week 26 and 36, respectively) were higher than the mean CL/F of 125 ml · min⁻¹ in non-pregnant individuals, published previously. Efficacy of higher dosages of CQ in malaria prophylaxis in pregnant women could, therefore, be evaluated in controlled trials in high-risk malaria areas. Received: 3 July 1996 / Accepted in revised form: 5 November 1996     

2001年广西疟疾防治效果及流行特征分析

目的：分析2001年全区疟疾防治效果、流行趋势、流行特征，为疟疾防治与监测提供依据。方法：对全区2001年疟疾监测结果和调查结果资料进行分析研究。结果：2001年全区疟疾发病率、居民原虫阳性率分别比上年降低21．74％及16．67％，91．49％的当地感染的病人分布在山区县，86．02％的病灶村为1例病人。流动人口检出疟疾病例数占各类人群血检检出疟疾病例总数的87．89％，外出回归人员检出病例中84．79％的病人从事与野外作业相关的工种。结论：全区大部分地区为低疟区，局部地区疟疾传播仍未阻断。流动人口和山区复媒地区是当前疟疾监测的重点。     

Secondary processing of the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP1) by a calcium-dependent membrane-bound serine protease: shedding of MSP133 as a noncovalently associated complex with other fragments of the MSP1

Merozoites of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum possess on their surface proteolytically processed fragments of the merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP1). Secondary processing of one of these fragments, MSP1₄₂, always occurs prior to, or at the point of successful erythrocyte reinvasion. It is shown that a product of this secondary processing, MSP1₃₃, is shed in the form of a noncovalently-associated complex with a number of other proteins, including the MSP1-derived species MSP1₃₈ and MSP1₈₃. Secondary processing of MSP1₄₂, is inhibited by the chelating agents ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and ethyleneglycol-bis-(β-aminoethyl ether)-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), and this inhibition is reversible by addition of excess calcium. Secondary processing occurs in preparations of washed, disrupted merozoites, and is inhibited by the protease inhibitors phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride (PMSF) and diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP), indicating that the protease responsible is a membrane-associated serine protease.