Malaria Imported from Ghana by Returning Gold Miners, China, 2013
Qiao Sun
1, Yichao Yang
1, Ning Xiao
1, Sheng Zhou, Kangming Lin, Duoquan Wang, Qian Zhang, Weikang Jiang, Mei Li, Xinyu Feng, Jianxin Yu, Xiang Ren, Shengjie Lai, Junling Sun, Zhongliao Fang, Wenbiao Hu, Archie C.A. Clements, Xiaonong Zhou, Sheng Wei
, and Weizhong Yang
Author affiliations: Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (Z. Li, S. Zhou, Q. Zhang, J. Yu, X. Ren, S. Lai, J. Sun, H. Yu, W. Yang); Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Nanning, China (Y. Yang, K. Lin, Z. Fang); National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China (N. Xiao, D. Wang, W. Jiang, M. Li, X. Feng, X. Zhou); Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (W. Hu); Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (A.C.A. Clements)
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Figure 1. Geographic origin of gold miners returning from oversea (Ghana) and distribution of detected malaria infections, Shanglin County, China, May 1–August 31, 2013. A) Geographic origin of screened miners and persons with malaria. B) Residence of miners who had malaria. DF, Da Feng; ML, Ming Liang; XX, Xiang Xian; CT, Cheng Tai; BX, Bai Xu; SL, San Li; QX, Qiao Xian; MS, Mu Shan; TH, Tang Hong; XY, Xi Yan; ZX-Zhen Xu.
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