Non-imported malaria in Italy: paradigmatic approaches and public health implications following an unusual cluster of cases in 2017

Non-imported malaria in Italy: paradigmatic approaches and public health implications following an unusual cluster of cases in 2017

Abstract Background The European region achieved interruption of malaria transmission during the 1970s. Since then, malaria control programs were replaced by surveillance systems in order to prevent possible re-emergence of this disease. Sporadic cases of non-imported malaria were recorded in severa...

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Main Authors: Daniela Boccolini, Michela Menegon, Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Francesco Severini, Gianluca Marucci, Stefania D’Amato, Anna Caraglia, Francesco Paolo Maraglino, Giovanni Rezza, Roberto Romi, Luigi Gradoni, Carlo Severini, The Italian Malaria Surveillance Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Non-imported malaria
Hospital-acquired infection
Cryptic case
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium ovale spp.
Genotyping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08748-9

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