DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i02.023

Pages: 278-282

The bite of a female Anopheles mosquito, which carries the Plasmodium parasite, is the cause of human malaria. Malaria is still a disease that affects a number of countries around the world, including Indonesia. Based on API data for the last 5 years, Bitung City is a district that has not yet reached the malaria elimination area because malaria cases are still found. The aim of this study was to map the distribution of Plasmodium sp as the cause of malaria patients in Bitung City. The data collection technique is to conduct malaria laboratory tests on patients with malaria symptoms at Budi Mulia Bitung Hospital and map the spread of malaria from positive Plasmodium sp. samples living in the Bitung city area using Epicollect5 application and Quantum GIS application. The results of the investigation were obtained based on gender, out of 72 respondents with malaria, the highest number of patients with male sex were 43 people (59.72%), patients with adult age (18-45 years) were the most, a total of 29 people (40.28%), patients infected with Plasmodium vivax were 68 people (94.4%). The distribution map of average malaria morbidity in Bitung during the study period shows that the eastern part (Lembeh Island) is the malaria endemic area with the most malaria cases. A total of 42 cases (58.3%) of the total 72 cases were found on Lembeh Island.