Imported malaria cases in former endemic and non-malaria endemic areas in China: are there differences in case profile and time to response?

ABSTRACT:

Background

China has achieved zero indigenous malaria case report in 2017. However, along with the increasing of international cooperation development, there is an increasing number of imported malaria cases from Chinese nationals returning from malaria-affected countries. Previous studies have focused on malaria endemic areas in China. There is thus limited information on non-endemic areas in China, especially on the performance of malaria surveillance and response in health facilities.

Methods

A comparative retrospective study was carried out based on routine malaria surveillance data collected from 2013 to 2017. All imported malaria cases reported within the mainland of China were included. Variables used in the comparative analysis between cases in former endemic and for

SUBMITTER: Zhang SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610923 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature