This report analyzes malaria's landscape at the township level in Yingjiang County, indicating challenges for elimination efforts.
What is already known about this topic?Yingjiang County, on the China-Myanmar border, reported the last indigenous malaria case in China, recorded the highest number of imported cases nationwide during the past 3 years. What is added by this report?This study is the first to analyze malaria's spatiotemporal landscape change before and after the last indigenous case along the China-Myanmar border at township level.What are the implications for public health practice?Fine-scale analyses of malaria hotspots along the border can identify challenges and update post-elimination surveillance and response strategies to consolidate malaria elimination efforts.
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