Technical measures for joint prevention and control of imported malaria in the Yangtze River Delta: Experts consensus from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui

doi:10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2025.04.002

Abstract

Abstract:

China was certificated malaria-free by WHO in 2021, however, the global malaria epidemic remains severe. Imported malaria cases frequently occur in the Yangtze River Delta, a core region with active economy and frequent international exchanges in China, where the risk of re-transmission remains persistently. To continuously consolidate malaria elimination achievements and implement the Outline of Regional Integrated Development Plan for the Yangtze River Delta, a consensus was reached on technical measures for joint prevention and control of imported malaria in the Yangtze River Delta by malaria control professionals from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui centers for disease control and prevention (institute of parasitic diseases), including opening up channels for information sharing and collaboration within the region, technical coordination for monitoring and early warning techniques among population at a high risk of malaria, technical coordination and intensification of joint response techniques for malaria epidemics, coordinative development of reserves for malaria surveillance, early warning and prevention and control skills, coordinative guarantee for reserve and requisition of antimalarial drugs and coordinative development of health science popularization standards and precision in the region, following full discussions and adequate preparation. In addition, future cooperation needs and prospects have been proposed based on the Public Health Integration Platform in the Yangtze River Delta, so as to further improve and optimize regional joint prevention and control techniques to effectively respond to current challenges in trans-regional prevention and control of imported malaria.

Key words: Imported malaria, Joint prevention and control, Expert consensus, Yangtze River Delta

CLC Number:

R531.3

ZHU Min, ZHU Guoding, WANG Xiaoxiao, XU Xian, WANG Zhenyu, CAO Yuanyuan, FENG Yan, ZHANG Tao, ZHANG Chengang, ZHANG Xuan, YU Qing. Technical measures for joint prevention and control of imported malaria in the Yangtze River Delta: Experts consensus from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2025, 43(4): 458-462.

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