Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013
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Li, Zhongjie
Yang, Yichao
Xiao, Ning
Zhou, Sheng
Lin, Kangming
Wang, Duoquan
Zhang, Qian
Jiang, Weikang
Li, Mei
Feng, Xinyu
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US National Centre for Infectious Diseases
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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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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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