姜堰市历史上属于中度疟区,流行虫种为间日疟原虫,传播媒介为中华按蚊。由于当地的地理、气候、温度、植被等自然环境极有利于中华按蚊的孳生、繁殖,以致曾发生过多次大流行,给人民群众的身体健康和工农业生产带来了严重的影响,特别是流行最严重的1973年,病人总数达179678人,发病率高达1767.25/万,个别高发乡镇达到2709/万。后经全市人民和疟防专业人员40多年的共同努力,采取综合性防治措施,群策群力,防治工作取得了显著的成效,自1993年以来一直稳定在1/10万以下,并于2004年 Jiangyan city history belongs to the mid-malaria area, the prevalence of Plasmodium vivax, the transmission media for the Anopheles sinensis. As the local geography, climate, temperature and vegetation are very conducive to the natural environment of Anopheles sinensis breeding and breeding, so many pandemics have taken place that it has seriously affected the health of the people and the industrial and agricultural production. Especially in 1973, the total number of patients was 179678, the highest incidence was 1767.25 / million. In some high incidence townships, it reached 2709 / million. After more than 40 years of joint efforts by people and malaria prevention professionals in the city, comprehensive prevention and control measures have been taken and combined efforts to prevent and control have achieved remarkable results. Since 1993, they have been steadily staying below 1/100 million and in 2004