Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Plasmodium vivax at the Township Level in a High-Mobility Border Area - Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China, 2010-2024.

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Yingjiang County, on the China-Myanmar border, reported the last indigenous malaria case in China, recorded the highest number of imported cases nationwide during the past 3 years.

WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: This study is the first to analyze malaria's spatiotemporal landscape change before and after the last indigenous case along the China-Myanmar border at township level.

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: Fine-scale analyses of malaria hotspots along the border can identify challenges and update post-elimination surveillance and response strategies to consolidate malaria elimination efforts.