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The spread of COVID-19 has increased the risk of contact transmission between people, and imposes challenges and opportunities for the prevention and control of important parasitic diseases. There may be risks of COVID-19 infection during the implementation of the virus control, including in field investigation and intervention, contacting with fecal samples, or with asymptomatic infected people. Therefore, corresponding prevention and control measures should be taken before and during field investigation, and in sample transportation and detection to prevent the risks effectively. In this paper, the risks and corresponding countermeasures in the above processes are discussed in detail, and the opportunities that COVID-19 brought to the disease control system are also analyzed.
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WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Malaria control was affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study conducted active case finding for key flights and key populations to determine malaria transmission. WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: Surveillance for malaria was conducted for entry personnel coming from areas affected by malaria. It is estimated that at least 100,000 tests were conducted in Guangdong Province; 154 cases were confirmed during the surveillance. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: To maintain the malaria elimination status, comprehensively maintaining a sensitive and effective surveillance response system is especially important.