Malaria control in Timor-Leste during a period of political instability: what lessons can be learned?

Table 2 Estimates from clinically diagnosed malaria cases (rate per 1000 population) in Dili District and the Rest of the country from 2004-2007.

Month/Year	2004		2005		2006		2007
	Dili	Rest of the country	Dili	Rest of the country	Dili	Rest of the country	Dili	Rest of the country
January	28.6	21.7	13.6	10.6	27.5	19.1	30.5	18.4
February	26.2	28.8	22.5	9.9	21.9	24.2	22.8	26
March	19.6	15.6	21.3	13.5	18	31.3	27.8	19
April	24.2	13.1	30	21.3	6.8	25.3	24.5	18.4
May	22.4	15.4	9.3	18.8	2.6	16.7	18.8	12.6
June	21.6	16.6	11	14.9	4.2	15.3	14.5	11.9
July	15.5	16.3	6.4	11.3	4.3	14.9	17.1	14.7
August	10.8	14.8	8.3	10.2	5	12.2	10	11.4
September	14.1	13.7	7.7	10.1	6.3	9.8	18	11.9
October	9.5	13.2	6.3	9.6	6.8	12	17.2	11.1
November	8.2	11.7	5.6	11.5	7.4	12.7	14.5	10.1
December	5.5	13	11.2	13.4	23	12	17.4	9.4

Population was based on 2004 Census; the total country population was 924,624. Population for Dili district was 167, 777, during the crisis an estimated 70,000 people fled out from Dili to Districts in 2006 and 2007.

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