Risk of and response to cross-border importation and secondary transmission of malaria
10.16250/j.32.1915.2024273
- VernacularTitle:疟疾跨境输入与继发传播的风险及对策
- Author:
Yaowu ZHOU
1
;
Li ZHANG
2
;
Zhigui XIA
2
Author Information
1. Yunnan 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
2. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Health Commission Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Elimination;
Imported malaria;
Cross-border transmission;
Second transmission;
Risk;
Countermeasure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2025;37(1):14-18
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
