A review on advances in global malaria epidemiology

Malaria is one of major global public health problems. Although China′s success in eliminating indigenous malaria cases having been recognized by World Health Organization in 2021, China is still at risk of imported malaria from abroad and local transmission of the disease. Therefore, it is necessary to fully understand global malaria epidemic and to assess the risk of imported malaria in China for consolidating the achievement of malaria elimination. In this paper, we reviewed research progress in global malaria epidemiology, malaria-related health risk, malaria prevention and control measures, and imported malaria epidemic from 2017 through 2021 in China.