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The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological features and spatial\u2013temporal distribution of VL in mainland China from 2004 to 2019.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Incidence and mortality data for VL during the period 2004\u20132019 were collected from the Public Health Sciences Data Center of China and annual national epidemic reports of VL, whose data source was the National Diseases Reporting Information System. Joinpoint regression analysis was performed to explore the trends of VL. Spatial autocorrelation and spatial\u2013temporal clustering analysis were conducted to identify the distribution and risk areas of VL transmission.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 4877 VL cases were reported in mainland China during 2004\u20132019, with mean annual incidence of 0.0228\/100,000. VL incidence showed a decreasing trend in general during our study period (annual percentage change [APC]\u2009=\u2009\u22124.2564, 95% confidence interval [CI]: \u22128.0856 to \u22120.2677). Among mainly endemic provinces, VL was initially heavily epidemic in Gansu, Sichuan, and especially Xinjiang, but subsequently decreased considerably. In contrast, Shaanxi and Shanxi witnessed significantly increasing trends, especially in 2017\u20132019. The first-level spatial\u2013temporal aggregation area covered two endemic provinces in northwestern China, including Gansu and Xinjiang, with the gathering time from 2004 to 2011 (relative risk [RR]\u2009=\u200913.91, log-likelihood   ratio [LLR]\u2009=\u20093308.87, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The secondary aggregation area was detected in Shanxi province of central China, with the gathering time of 2019 (RR\u2009=\u20091.61, LLR\u2009=\u20094.88, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.041). The epidemic peak of October to November disappeared in 2018\u20132019, leaving only one peak in March to May.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our findings suggest that VL is still an important endemic infectious disease in China. Epidemic trends in different provinces changed significantly and spatial\u2013temporal aggregation areas shifted from northwestern to central China during our study period. 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