Malaria imported from Ghana by returning gold miners, China, 2013

Zhongjie Li, Yichao Yang, Ning Xiao, Sheng Zhou, Kangming Lin, Duoquan Wang, Qian Zhang, Weikang Jiang, Mei Li, Xinyu Feng, Jianxin Yu, Xiang Ren, Shengjie Lai, Junling Sun, Zhongliao Fang, Wenbiao Hu, Archie C.A. Clements, Xiaonong Zhou, Hongjie Yu, Weizhong Yang*

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Abstract

During May-August 2013, a malaria outbreak comprising 874 persons in Shanglin County, China, was detected among 4,052 persons returning from overseas. Ghana was the predominant destination country, and 92.3% of malarial infections occurred in gold miners. Preventive measures should be enhanced for persons in high-risk occupations traveling to malaria-endemic countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)864-867
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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