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Malaria Surveillance of Entry People During the COVID-19 Epidemic - Guangdong Province, China, October 2020-May 2021.
- Source :
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China CDC weekly [China CDC Wkly] 2021 Sep 17; Vol. 3 (38), pp. 799-802. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Malaria control was affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study conducted active case finding for key flights and key populations to determine malaria transmission.<br />What Is Added by This Report?: Surveillance for malaria was conducted for entry personnel coming from areas affected by malaria. It is estimated that at least 100,000 tests were conducted in Guangdong Province; 154 cases were confirmed during the surveillance.<br />What Are the Implications for Public Health Practice?: To maintain the malaria elimination status, comprehensively maintaining a sensitive and effective surveillance response system is especially important.<br /> (Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2021.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2096-7071
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 38
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- China CDC weekly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34594993
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2021.180