Plasmodium vivax Infections among Immigrants from China Traveling to the United States

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul;30(7):1477-1479. doi: 10.3201/eid3007.240177. Epub 2024 May 6.

Abstract

Beginning in 2023, we observed increased Plasmodium vivax malaria cases at an institution in Los Angeles, California, USA. Most cases were among migrants from China who traveled to the United States through South and Central America. US clinicians should be aware of possible P. vivax malaria among immigrants from China.

Keywords: Anopheles mosquitoes; China; Ecuador; Malaria; Mexico; Panama; Plasmodium vivax; United States; emigration and immigration; hospitals; parasites; vector-borne infections; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China / epidemiology
  • Emigrants and Immigrants*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Vivax* / epidemiology
  • Malaria, Vivax* / parasitology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmodium vivax*
  • Travel*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult