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[Risk of and response to cross-border importation and secondary transmission of malaria]
1Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vector-Borne Disease Control and Research, Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Pu'er, Yunnan 665000, China.
Abstract:
Currently, the global malaria epidemic is still severe. China was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2021; however, there is a risk of cross-border importation and secondary transmission of malaria via aircrafts and through land bordering countries in China because of the complex environments in border areas between China and neighboring malaria-endemic countries, notably the explosive growth in the malaria epidemic in Myanmar in China-Myanmar border areas. This article summarizes typical cases of secondary transmission caused by imported malaria across the world, and proposes responses to cross-border importation and secondary transmission of malaria in non-border and border areas of China, in order to effectively reduce the risk of malaria importation and secondary transmission and consolidate the hard earned malaria elimination achievements.
