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WHO awards China malaria-free certificate as four years go by without any case

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared China malaria-free after a 70-year effort to wipe it out. China used to report 30 million cases a year during the 1940s. Since then, eradication efforts have driven down case numbers. The country used various methods to break the cycle of transmission of the parasite via mosquitos. The WHO […]