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Imported malaria in the UK [PDF]

BMJ, 2008
Malaria is endemic in more than 105 countries. With travel predicted to grow to nearly 1.6 billion international arrivals by 2020, travellers will be at increased risk of exposure.1 2 The linked observational study by Smith and colleagues substantiates the public health concerns regarding the prevention of malaria in migrant families in the United ...
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The impact of imported malaria by gold miners in Roraima: characterizing the spatial dynamics of autochthonous and imported malaria in an urban region of Boa Vista [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020
BACKGROUND The number of malaria cases in Roraima nearly tripled from 2016 to 2018. The capital, Boa Vista, considered a low-risk area for malaria transmission, reported an increasing number of autochthonous and imported cases.
Jaime Louzada, Nathália Coelho Vargas de Almeida, Joao Luiz Pereira de Araujo, Júlio Silva, Thiago M Carvalho, Ananias A Escalante, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira   +6 more
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Cross-border malaria drivers and risk factors on the Brazil–Venezuela border between 2016 and 2018

Scientific Reports, 2022
Globally, cross-border importation of malaria has become a challenge to malaria elimination. The border areas between Brazil and Venezuela have experienced high numbers of imported cases due to increased population movement and migration out of Venezuela.
Kinley Wangdi, Erica Wetzler, Paola Marchesini, Leopoldo Villegas, Sara Canavati   +4 more
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Imported malaria in adults: about a case of cerebral malaria. [PDF]

Egypt J Forensic Sci, 2022
Abstract Background Malaria is the first parasitic infection endemic in the world caused by parasites species of Plasmodium. Cerebral malaria (CM) is a rapidly progressive and severe form of Plasmodium falciparum infection, characterized by a greater accumulation of red blood cells parasitized by Plasmodium falciparum in
Ben Abderrahim S, Gharsallaoui S, Ben Daly A, Mosbahi A, Chaieb S, Nfikha Z, Ismaïl S, Makni C, Mokni M, Fathallah-Mili A, Jedidi M, Ben Dhiab M.   +11 more
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Status of imported malaria on Réunion Island in 2016

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Autochthonous malaria has been eliminated from Réunion in 1979. To prevent secondary transmission and re-emergence of autochthonous malaria, permanent epidemiologic and entomological surveillance and vector control measures are conducted ...
Frédéric Pagès, Sandrine Houze, Brian Kurtkowiak, Elsa Balleydier, François Chieze, Laurent Filleul   +5 more
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Primate malaria of human importance

Tropical Parasitology, 2023
Abstract Nonhuman primate (NHP) malaria poses a major threat to the malaria control programs. The last two decades have witnessed a paradigm shift in our understanding of the malaria caused by species other than the traditionally known human Plasmodium species – Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ...
Mewara, Abhishek, Sreenivasan, Priya, Khurana, Sumeeta   +2 more
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A Spatial Analysis of Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Determinants of Malaria Incidence in Adults, Ontario, Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Malaria, once endemic in Canada, is now restricted to imported cases. Imported malaria in Canada has not been examined recently in the context of increased international mobility, which may influence incidence of imported and autochthonous cases ...
Rose Eckhardt, Lea Berrang-Ford, Nancy A. Ross, Dylan R. Pillai, David L. Buckeridge   +4 more
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Management of imported malaria in Europe [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2012
Abstract In this position paper, the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Study Group on Clinical Parasitology, summarizes main issues regarding the management of imported malaria cases. Malaria is a rare diagnosis in Europe, but it is a medical emergency. A travel history is the key to suspecting malaria and is
Askling HH, Bruneel F, Burchard G, CASTELLI, Francesco, Chiodini PL, Grobusch MP, Lopez Vélez R, Paul M, Petersen E, Popescu C, Ramharter M, Schlagenhauf P, European Society for Clinical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Study Group on Clinical Parasitology   +13 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of malaria from control to elimination in Hubei Province, China, 2005–2016

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Hubei Province, China, has been operating a malaria elimination programme. This study aimed at investigating the epidemiologic characteristics of malaria in Hubei Province (2005–2016) to plan resource allocation for malaria elimination ...
Jing Xia, Xibao Huang, Lingcong Sun, Hong Zhu, Wen Lin, Xiaorong Dong, Dongni Wu, Juan Qiu, Li Zheng, Mumin Cao, Si Liu, Huaxun Zhang   +11 more
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Declining incidence of imported malaria in the Netherlands, 2000-2007

Malaria Journal, 2010
Background To describe the epidemiology and trends of imported malaria in the Netherlands from 2000 through 2007. Methods Based on national surveillance data regarding all reported infections of imported malaria, diagnosed 2000 through 2007, incidence ...
Wetsteyn Jose CFM, Geskus Ronald B, Sonder Gerard JB, van Rijckevorsel Gini GC, Ligthelm Robert J, Visser Leo G, Keuter Monique, van Genderen Perry JJ, van den Hoek Anneke   +8 more
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