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Table 1 Annual average malaria incidence among refugees, 2008-2009

From: The burden of malaria in post-emergency refugee sites: A retrospective study

 

Malaria Cases and Incidence Rates (cases per 1,000 persons per year)

Confirmed Malaria

Suspected Malaria

Highest Potential Malaria Rate

(Confirmed + Suspected)

N

Incidence Rate

(95% CI)

N

Incidence Rate

(95% CI)

N

Incidence Rate

(95% CI)

Total Population

     

Burundi

1,182

68 (64-71)

3,019

173 (167-178)

4,201

240 (234-247)

Cameroon

618

171 (159-184)

1,415

392 (376-409)

2,033

564 (547-580)

Chad

16,216

63 (62-64)

14,502

56 (55-57)

30,718

119 (118-121)

Ethiopia

1,988

30 (29-32)

3,505

53 (52-55)

5,493

84 (81-86)

Kenya

6,179

21 (21-22)

24,196

83 (82-84)

30,375

105 (104-106)

Sudan

7,214

73 (71-75)

19,873

201 (199-204)

27,086

274 (272-277)

Tanzania

58,430

399 (397-402)

16,575

113 (112-115)

75,004

513 (510-515)

Thailand

10,309

70 (68-71)

15

0 (0-0)

10,324

70 (68-71)

Uganda

9,438

62 (61-63)

66,259

437 (434-439)

75,696

499 (496-501)

Total

111,571

95 (94-95)

149,357

127 (126-127)

260,928

221 (221-222)

Children Younger than Five Years of Age

Burundi

482

138 (127-150)

1,273

364 (348-380)

1,755

502 (485-519)

Cameroon

181

281 (247-318)

307

477 (438-517)

487

757 (722-790)

Chad

9,111

193 (190-197)

4,696

100 (96-102)

13,807

293 (289-297)

Ethiopia

609

49 (45-53)

1,382

111 (105-116)

1,990

160 (153-166)

Kenya

1,177

26 (24-27)

15,158

332 (328-337)

16,335

358 (354-362)

Sudan

2,474

272 (263-281)

5,191

570 (560-580)

7,665

842 (834-849)

Tanzania

21,225

728 (723-733)

9,946

341 (336-347)

31,170

1,069 (N/A)

Thailand

897

49 (46-52)

1

0 (0-0)

898

49 (47-52)

Uganda

4,256

163 (158-167)

24,805

948 (945-951)

29,061

1,111 (N/A)

Total

40,410

210 (208-212)

62,756

326 (324-329)

103,166

537 (534-539)