Implementation and challenges to preventing the re-establishment of malaria in China in the COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid emergence and global spread of COVID-19 have caused substantial global disruptions that have impacted malaria programs worldwide. Innovative strategies to enable countries aiming to eliminate malaria as well as those that are already certified as malaria-free, are needed to address malaria importation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. China was certified as malaria-free in 2021 and now aims to prevent the malaria re-establishment. Nonpharmaceutical interventions such as entry screening, quarantining, and health education for individuals returning from international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic present both opportunities and challenges to the management of imported malaria. This study aimed to describe and analyze the operational challenges associa

SUBMITTER: Lu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210339 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature