Mobile population dynamics and malaria vulnerability: a modelling study in the China-Myanmar border region of Yunnan Province, China.

Background: The China-Myanmar border region presents a great challenge in malaria elimination in China, and it is essential to understand the relationship between malaria vulnerability and population mobility in this region.

Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional survey was performed in five villages of Yingjiang county during September 2016. Finger-prick blood samples were obtained to identify asymptomatic infections, and imported cases were identified in each village (between January 2013 and September 2016).

Assessment of malaria control consultation and service posts in Yunnan, P. R. China.

Background: This paper seeks to assess the function of malaria control consultation and service posts (MCCSPs) that are located on the border areas of Yunnan province, P.R. China, as a strategy for eliminating malaria among the mobile and migrant population in these areas.

[Efficacy of Capture and Ligation Probe-PCR with#br# Pooling Strategy in Detection of Plasmodium spp.].

The capture and ligation probe-PCR（CLIP-PCR） with pooling strategy method and microscopy were applied on 100 clinical samples（7 positive and 93 negative samples） from the malaria reference laboratory in Yunnan Province. By calculating the detection rate, sensitivity, specificity, detection time and detection cost, the efficacy of the CLIP-PCR with pooling strategy method in detecting Plasmodium spp. was evaluated.

[Identification of mammalian blood meals in anopheline mosquitoes from four counties of Yunnan Province by multiple PCR].

From June to August 2012, the blood-sucking mosquitoes were captured around cattle-sheds and human houses in Yuanjiang County, Qiaojia County, Yongshan County, and Jinghong City of Yunan Province. Blood samples from mosquitoes were collected on filter paper. Multiplex PCR assay was used to detect the blood meal samples.