Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013

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

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Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013

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May 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/2105.141712

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Emerg Infect Dis. 21(5):864-867.

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Li, Zhongjie ; Yang, Yichao ; Xiao, Ning ; Zhou, Sheng ; Lin, Kangming ; ... More ▼

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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.

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Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013

Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013

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