CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 93-96.

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Sustained challenge to malaria elimination in China: imported malaria

Jun CAO1,*(), Yao-bao LIU1, Yuan-yuan CAO1, Guo-ding ZHU1, Shui-sen ZHOU2   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of National Health and Family Planning Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention; Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Malaria Elimination; Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi 214064, China
    2 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; 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:2018-04-11 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-24
  • Contact: Jun CAO E-mail:caojuncn@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFC1200500), Natural Science Fund of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20150001), and Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program (No. BE2016631)

Abstract:

Malaria is the most important parasitic disease that seriously endangers human health. Remarkable progress has been achieved towards the elimination of malaria in China since the National Malaria Elimination Programme launched in 2010, the number of indigenous malaria cases has decreased continuously. However, with the increasing number of migrant workers, businessmen, tourists and international exchange activities in recent years, the number of imported malaria cases remained at a high level in China. Imported malaria not only threatens people’s health and life, but also becomes most serious challenge for achieving the goal of malaria elimination in China. This paper analyzes the current situation of imported malaria in China and the challenges, and discusses the key points and measures to control it.

Key words: Malaria elimination, Imported malaria, Control

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