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ArticlePloS one2022

The public health response to an outbreak of border-spill malaria along China-Myanmar border.

Zu-Rui Lin, Shan-Shan Yin, Jie Yang, Xiang-Rui Guo, Chao-Liang Dong, Ying-Kun Lin, Chun-Li Ding, Xiao-Dong Sun, Run-Xian Yan, Suo-Lan Yang and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zu-Rui LinMalaria Division, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Centre of Malaria Research, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Disease Control and Research, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases Innovative Team of Key Techniques for Vector Borne Disease Control and Prevention, Training Base of International Scientific Exchange and Education in Tropical Diseases for South and Southeast Asia, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.
Shan-Shan YinParasitic Disease Section, Yingjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China.
Jie YangParasitic Disease Section, Donghong Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mangshi, Yunnan, China.
Xiang-Rui GuoParasitic Disease Section, Yingjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China.
Chao-Liang DongParasitic Disease Section, Donghong Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mangshi, Yunnan, China.
Ying-Kun LinParasitic Disease Section, Donghong Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mangshi, Yunnan, China.
Chun-Li DingMalaria Division, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Centre of Malaria Research, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Disease Control and Research, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases Innovative Team of Key Techniques for Vector Borne Disease Control and Prevention, Training Base of International Scientific Exchange and Education in Tropical Diseases for South and Southeast Asia, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.
Xiao-Dong SunMalaria Division, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Centre of Malaria Research, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Disease Control and Research, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases Innovative Team of Key Techniques for Vector Borne Disease Control and Prevention, Training Base of International Scientific Exchange and Education in Tropical Diseases for South and Southeast Asia, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.
Run-Xian YanParasitic Disease Section, Yingjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China.
Suo-Lan YangParasitic Disease Section, Yingjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China.
Xian-Hua ZhouParasitic Disease Section, Yingjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China.
Jian-Wei XuMalaria Division, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Centre of Malaria Research, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Disease Control and Research, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases Innovative Team of Key Techniques for Vector Borne Disease Control and Prevention, Training Base of International Scientific Exchange and Education in Tropical Diseases for South and Southeast Asia, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3196-4369
Yunnan Center for Disease Control And Prevention · CNYunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMalaria importation can be caused by cross-border movement either of both people and anopheline mosquitoes. However, there still lacks robust evidence of imported malaria caused by Plasmodium spp. infected anopheles along international border areas (border-spill malaria). The objectives of this study were to confirm whether an outbreak of Plasmodium vivax malaria is border-spill malaria and assess the effects of China's public health response along China-Myanmar border.

methodsEpidemiological, parasitological and entomological investigations were conducted to investigate the outbreak of border-spill malaria. Meanwhile, comprehensive interventions were carried out to prevent further transmission and reintroduction of malaria.

resultsRapid diagnostic testing, microscopy and polymerase chain reaction were performed and the infections were confirmed as P. vivax. A total of 22 (9.21%) of 239 workers contracted P. vivax during the outbreak. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified that the distance of worker shelters in China within 300 meters to the internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Myanmar was a risk factors associated with malaria infection (adjusted odds ratio 7.5920; 95% confidence interval, 2.6079-22.1013; P = 0.0002). After comprehensive interventions, malaria transmission was successfully interpreted and prevented at the project site till the completion of project on 14 January 2020, and recurrence of P. vivax malaria was not detected by the end of 2020.

conclusionThis study provided robust evidence of border-spill malaria along China-Myanmar border. Malaria parasite reservoir and distance travelled by female anopheline mosquitoes are two determinants for border-spill malaria. The public health response to the outbreak indicates that the malaria surveillance and response system works well in preventing reintroduction of malaria. However, prevention of border-spill malaria is still a major challenge in the Yunnan border area, China.

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AnophelesMalariaMalaria, VivaxAnimalsChinaDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansMyanmarPlasmodium vivaxPublic Health

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PMID36525438
PMCPMC9757579
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