Malaria imported from Ghana by returning gold miners, China, 2013.
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ABSTRACT: 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.
SUBMITTER: Li Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4412230 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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