A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border

Abstract Yingjiang County, which is on the China–Myanmar border, is the main focus for malaria elimination in China. The epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Yingjiang County were analysed in a retrospective analysis. A total of 895 malaria cases were reported in Yingjiang County between 20...

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Autores principales:	Fang Huang, Shi-Gang Li, Peng Tian, Xiang-Rui Guo, Zhi-Gui Xia, Shui-Sen Zhou, Hong-Ning Zhou, Xiao-Nong Zhou
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fab0ac0d0b214ea7a63c522867e1707e2021-12-02T15:40:00ZA retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border10.1038/s41598-021-93734-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/fab0ac0d0b214ea7a63c522867e1707e2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93734-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Yingjiang County, which is on the China–Myanmar border, is the main focus for malaria elimination in China. The epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Yingjiang County were analysed in a retrospective analysis. A total of 895 malaria cases were reported in Yingjiang County between 2013 and 2019. The majority of cases occurred in males (70.7%) and individuals aged 19–59 years (77.3%). Plasmodium vivax was the predominant species (96.6%). The number of indigenous cases decreased gradually and since 2017, no indigenous cases have been reported. Malaria cases were mainly distributed in the southern and southwestern areas of the county; 55.6% of the indigenous cases were reported in Nabang Township, which also had the highest risk of imported malaria. The “1–3–7” approach has been implemented effectively, with 100% of cases reported within 24 h, 88.9% cases investigated and confirmed within 3 days and 98.5% of foci responded to within 7 days. Although malaria elimination has been achieved in Yingjiang County, sustaining elimination and preventing the re-establishment of malaria require the continued strengthening of case detection, surveillance and response systems targeting the migrant population in border areas.Fang HuangShi-Gang LiPeng TianXiang-Rui GuoZhi-Gui XiaShui-Sen ZhouHong-Ning ZhouXiao-Nong ZhouNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Fang Huang Shi-Gang Li Peng Tian Xiang-Rui Guo Zhi-Gui Xia Shui-Sen Zhou Hong-Ning Zhou Xiao-Nong Zhou A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
description	Abstract Yingjiang County, which is on the China–Myanmar border, is the main focus for malaria elimination in China. The epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Yingjiang County were analysed in a retrospective analysis. A total of 895 malaria cases were reported in Yingjiang County between 2013 and 2019. The majority of cases occurred in males (70.7%) and individuals aged 19–59 years (77.3%). Plasmodium vivax was the predominant species (96.6%). The number of indigenous cases decreased gradually and since 2017, no indigenous cases have been reported. Malaria cases were mainly distributed in the southern and southwestern areas of the county; 55.6% of the indigenous cases were reported in Nabang Township, which also had the highest risk of imported malaria. The “1–3–7” approach has been implemented effectively, with 100% of cases reported within 24 h, 88.9% cases investigated and confirmed within 3 days and 98.5% of foci responded to within 7 days. Although malaria elimination has been achieved in Yingjiang County, sustaining elimination and preventing the re-establishment of malaria require the continued strengthening of case detection, surveillance and response systems targeting the migrant population in border areas.
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author	Fang Huang Shi-Gang Li Peng Tian Xiang-Rui Guo Zhi-Gui Xia Shui-Sen Zhou Hong-Ning Zhou Xiao-Nong Zhou
author_facet	Fang Huang Shi-Gang Li Peng Tian Xiang-Rui Guo Zhi-Gui Xia Shui-Sen Zhou Hong-Ning Zhou Xiao-Nong Zhou
author_sort	Fang Huang
title	A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
title_short	A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
title_full	A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
title_fullStr	A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
title_full_unstemmed	A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border
title_sort	retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in yingjiang county on the china–myanmar border
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/fab0ac0d0b214ea7a63c522867e1707e
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A retrospective analysis of malaria epidemiological characteristics in Yingjiang County on the China–Myanmar border

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