Mobile population dynamics and malaria vulnerability: a modelling study in the China-Myanmar border region of Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The China-Myanmar border region presents a great challenge in malaria elimination in China, and it is essential to understand the relationship between malaria vulnerability and population mobility in this region.

Methods

A community-based, cross-sectional survey was performed in five villages of Yingjiang county during September 2016. Finger-prick blood samples were obtained to identify asymptomatic infections, and imported cases were identified in each village (between January 2013 and September 2016). A stochastic simulation model (SSM) was used to test the relationship between population mobility and malaria vulnerability, according to the mechanisms of malaria importation.

Results

Thirty-two imported cases were identified in the five villages, with a 4-

SUBMITTER: Chen TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5924679 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature