Malaria imported from Ghana by returning gold miners, China, 2013
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2015
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| Resumo |
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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application/pdf |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/83603/1/83603.pdf http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1712_article DOI:10.3201/eid2105.141712 Li, Zhongjie, Yang, Yichao, Xiao, Ning, Zhou, Sheng, Lin, Kangming, Wang, Duoquan, Zhang, Qian, Jiang, Weikang, Li, Mei, Feng, Xinyu, Yu, Jianxin, Ren, Xiang, Lai, Shengjie, Sun, Junling, Fang, Zhongliao, Hu, Wenbiao, Clements, Archie C.A., Zhou, Xiaonong, Yu, Hongjie, & Yang, Weizhong (2015) Malaria imported from Ghana by returning gold miners, China, 2013. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(5), pp. 864-867. |
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Copyright 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Fonte |
Faculty of Health |
| Tipo |
Journal Article |
