Fig. 1

Geographical distribution of malaria patients in South Korea from 2006 to 2011 ((a): total cases, data from the KCDCs; (b): malaria patients in the military, data from the AFMC). B*: Total military malaria cases were 321 in 2006, and the distribution of military malaria cases (N ≧ 10) in 2006 is: 108 (33.6%) in Paju, Gyeonggi-do; 82 (25.6%) in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi-do; 56 (17.5%) in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do; 15 (4.7%) in Hwacheon and Chuncheon, Gangwon-do; 13 (4.1%) in Incheon; and 11 (3.4%) in Inje, Gangwon-do. The case number reduced to 148 cases in 2011 and the distribution of military malaria cases (N ≧ 10) in 2011 is: 39 (26.4%) in Hwacheon and Chuncheon, Gangwon-do; 39 (26.4%) in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do; 35 (23.7%) in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi-do; 29 (19.6%) in Paju, Gyeonggi –do; 4 (2.7%) in Inje, Gangwon-do; and 4 (2.7%) in Incheon