疟疾仍然是当今人类的头号杀手之一。海员在到访可能感染这一蚊媒疾病的地区时，绝对不能放松警惕。
防治疟疾工作在经历十多年的稳步推进之后，进展已趋于稳定。根据世界卫生组织最新发布的世界疟疾报告，2015年至2017年期间，在减少疟疾病例方面并未取得明显进步。2017年因疟疾死亡的人数估计为43.5万人，与前一年相比几乎没有变化。 世界卫生组织表示，“这是一记强而有力的警钟”。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Malaria – precautions to be taken
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading killers and seafarers must not lower their guard when visiting an area where there is a risk of exposure to this mosquito-borne disease.
After more than a decade of steady advances in fighting malaria progress has levelled off. According to WHO’s latest World malaria report, no significant gains were made in reducing malaria cases in the period 2015 to 2017. The estimated number of malaria deaths in 2017, at 435 000, remained virtually unchanged over the previous year. “A massive wake-up call”, says the WHO.
See attached file: Malaria – precautions to be taken.pdf
