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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2025

Analysis of Severe and Relapse Risks of Imported Malaria in Five Provinces of China.

Chen Gao, Chris Cotter, Tao Zhang, Shen-Ning Lu, Hong-Zheng Lu, Hong Su, Shi-Zhu Li, Duo-Quan Wang

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Chen GaoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Chris CotterUniversity of California, San Francisco, California.
Tao ZhangAnhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, China.
Shen-Ning LuNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Hong-Zheng LuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Hong SuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Shi-Zhu LiNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Duo-Quan WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although China has achieved malaria elimination certification, the risk of malaria transmission reintroduction due to imported malaria remains. We analyzed data on imported malaria cases collected from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2021, using multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify the factors associated with severe and relapsing malaria. The odds of severe malaria were around 4-fold greater for patients who were initially diagnosed with a nonmalarial illness than for patients initially diagnosed with malaria. The risk of relapse from Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale varied depending on the regions of Africa where patients resided. Patients residing in western and southern Africa (compared with Central Africa) had a lower relative risk of relapse. In addition, treatment with primaquine provided protection against malaria relapse. Improving the timeliness of treatment of malaria patients could help reduce the severity of illness, and use of primaquine can mitigate the risk of relapse after treatment.

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Communicable Diseases, ImportedMalariaMalaria, VivaxAdolescentAdultAntimalarialsChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlasmodium ovalePlasmodium vivaxPrimaquineRecurrenceRisk FactorsAntimalarialsPrimaquine

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PMID39719112
PMCPMC11884286

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