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

doi:10.3201/eid2105.141712

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^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	864-867
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2105.141712
Publication status	Published - 01 May 2015
Externally published	Yes

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

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