Malaria endemic and control in Yangzhong City from 1979 to 2010

: In Yangzhong City, the incidence of malaria decreased gradually from 883.48 per hundred thousand in 1979 to 0.36 per hundred thousand in 2010. The incidence was 0 from 2005 to 2009, but 1 local infected patient was found in 2010. The achievements of malaria control are significant, however, with the development of economy, the increase of mobile population, and the dimness of malaria control consciousness, the control strategy should be adjusted in order to eliminate malaria.