Epidemiologic Analysis of Efforts to Achieve and Sustain Malaria Elimination along the China-Myanmar Border

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Nov;27(11):2869-2873. doi: 10.3201/eid2711.204428.ABSTRACTMalaria cases have dramatically declined in China along the Myanmar border, attributed mainly to adoption of the 1-3-7 surveillance and response approach. No indigenous cases have been reported in China since 2017. Counties in the middle and southern part of the border area have a higher risk for malaria importation and reestablishment after elimination.PMID:34670652 | DOI:10.3201/eid2711.204428

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fang Huang Li Zhang Hong Tu Yan-Wen Cui Shui-Sen Zhou Zhi-Gui Xia Hong-Ning Zhou Source Type: research