CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 505-513.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2019.05.001

• INVITED REPORTS • Previous Articles     Next Articles

From control to elimination: the historical retrospect of malaria control and prevention in China

Jun FENG(), Shui-sen ZHOU*()   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research;WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases;National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology;Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2019-08-27 Online:2019-10-30 Published:2019-11-07
  • Contact: Shui-sen ZHOU E-mail:fengjun@nipd.chinacdc.cn;zhouss@nipd.chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Key Techniques in Collaborative Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases in the Belt and Road (No. 2018ZX10101002-004), the Major Vector-borne Pathogens in the Belt and Road (No. 2018ZX10101002-002)and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81602904)

Abstract:

Malaria used to be a severe parasitic disease that seriously harmed and endangered the health and safety of people and thwarted social and economic development in China. After performing comprehensive control and prevention measures for nearly 70 years since the founding of new China, China’s malaria prevention work has achieved remarkable results, effectively controlling the malaria epidemic, ensuring people’s health and promoting social and economic development. In 2017, no indigenous malaria case was reported nationwide for the first time. The zero indigenous case remained in 2018. This review gives a historical retrospect of the epidemic characteristics of malaria, the achievement, the lesson learned, the challenges and prospects for malaria control and elimination in China.

Key words: China, Malaria, Control, Elimination, Prevention

CLC Number: