During May-August 2013, a malaria outbreak comprising 874 persons in Shanglin County, China, was detected among 4,052 persons returning from overseas. Ghana was the predominant destination country, and 92.3% of malarial infections occurred in gold miners. Preventive measures should be enhanced for persons in high-risk occupations traveling to malaria-endemic countries.
Keywords: Anopheles; China; Ghana; Plasmodium; disease outbreak; epidemiology; imported malaria; malaria; mosquitoes; parasites; vector-borne infections.