Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2322-1984 8 1 2014 06 15 82 90 EN Sajjad Fekri Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Hassan Vatandoost Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ali Daryanavard Hormozgan Province Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Mehran Shahi Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Reza Safari Hormozgan Province Health Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ahmad Raeisi Malaria Control Program, CDC, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran. Abdiqani Sheikh Omar Malaria Control Program, Somalia. Mohammad Sharif Malaria Control Program, Afghanistan. Abdollah Azizi Health Center, Zarrindasht, Iran. Aref Ahmad Ali Roll Back Malaria Program, Aden, Yemen. Aboud Nasser Roll Back Malaria Program,Hadramaut, Yemen. Ibrahim Hasaballah State Malaria Program Manager, North Kordofan, Sudan. Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2015 10 16 Background: Malaria is an endemic infectious disease in southeastern parts of Iran. Despite years of efforts and intervention programs against malaria, transmission still occurs in Jask County. Methods: The epidemiological perspective of malaria in Jask County was conducted by gathering data from Jask County health center, during 2006–2010. A knowledge, attitude and practice study was also carried out. Data analy- sis was conducted using SPSS ver. 11.5. Results: A total of 2875 malaria cases were recorded, with highest and lowest numbers in 2007 and 2010, respec- tively. The number of cases had a decreasing trend from 1022 cases in 2006 to 114 cases in 2010. The main causative parasitic agent was Plasmodium vivax. Blood examination rate and slide positive rate were also decreased from 39.5% and 4.3% in 2006 to 15.6% and 1.4% in 2010, respectively. Most of people interviewed in the KAP study had a good knowledge about malaria transmission and symptoms but their use of the bed net for prevention was low (35%). Conclusion: Malaria incidence had significant reduction during the study years. The main reason for this may be due to changing environmental condition for Anopheline breeding and survival because of drought. Another reason may be integration of vector management by using long lasting insecticide treated bed nets, active case detection and treatment by implementation of mobile teams and increasing in financial sources of malaria control program. Knowledge, attitude and practice of people were good in malaria control and prevention, but needs to do more activ- ities for health education and awareness. https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/240 https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/download/240/217