A six years trend analysis of malaria prevalence in Central Ethiopia Region

Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax are endemic in Hadia, Gurage and Yem zones of Central Ethiopia Region. The number of cases has been increasing since 2019 in the region and highest in May, June, October and September. Furthermore, the cases peaked during the autumn and spring Ethiopian seasons, which coincide with the key farming and harvesting seasons. There is a need to sustain and scale up existing malaria intervention measures.