Workers bring back malaria from other countries
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>, <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 30 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 15 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="declined">declined</span> 44 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4,158.</p><p>"<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Weizhong">Weizhong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>," <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seminar">seminar</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="Malaria">Malaria</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>, 1,398 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pernicious">pernicious</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="falciparum">falciparum</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2010. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, 97.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Malaria">Malaria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span>-<span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parasites">parasites</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="saliva">saliva</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fever">fever</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headache">headache</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subtropical">subtropical</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hallucinations">hallucinations</span>, <span word="coma">coma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p>
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