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Li Zhang1, Boyu Yi1, Zhigui Xia1
1National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Centre for International Research on Tropical Diseases, NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology (National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Shanghai, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) was the most widely distributed and major human malaria parasite in China, considered the last parasite to be eliminated.
What Is Added By This Report?:
The last domestic P. vivax case was reported in 2016, while hundreds of imported cases were reported annually from 2013-2020, predominantly from Southeast Asia.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
In the post-elimination phase, adaptive and practical strategies focusing on imported P. vivax cases should be updated and adopted to prevent malaria resurgence.
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