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In Depth: How China Won Its 70-Year Battle With Malaria

2021年09月02日 17:34

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While better treatments and improved sanitation were key to reducing the impact of the disease, it was a campaign of rapid, targeted measures that led to its elimination

The deadly flooding in Central China’s Henan province this summer made Shang Leyuan worry about an impact that was less visible than the water rushing through the province’s streets.

All the floodwater could provide ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, the former official in the province’s disease control center thought. That might boost the insect’s population and maybe lead to a resurgence of malaria.

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