China - Geographical disease risk index

Malaria

No Risk

Previous Malaria risk:

  • Until February 1996:
    Whole country.
  • March 1996 to September 2006:
    Whole country below 1500 metres.
  • October 2006 to January 2016:
    Hainan Island, Anhui, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei and Jiangsu provinces.
  • Feb 2016 to June 2021:
    Yunnan province.
Trypanosoma Cruzi

No Risk

West Nile Virus

No Risk

Viral haemorrhagic fever

No Risk

Tropical viruses

Risk

  • Chikungunya Virus
  • Dengue Virus

Risk applies all year in whole country.

Search for Tropical virus guidance

Reason for change:
Clarification of all-year risk for tropical viruses
Version details:

GDRI Edition 002 Release 54 (19 January 2026)