Falciparum malaria is the most deadly among the four main types of human malaria. Although great success has been achieved since the launch of the National Malaria Control Programme in 1955, malaria remains a serious public health problem in China. This paper aimed to analyse the geographic distribution, demographic patterns and time trends of falciparum malaria in China.
National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, PR China. linhualiang@cuhk.edu.hk