Autochthonous falciparum malaria possibly transmitted by luggage-carried vector in Paris, France, February 2013

S Gallien; F Taieb; S Hamane; N De Castro; J M Molina

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.40.20600

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Autochthonous falciparum malaria possibly transmitted by luggage-carried vector in Paris, France, February 2013
S Gallien¹ , F Taieb¹ , S Hamane² , N De Castro¹ , J M Molina¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Paris Diderot University, Paris 7, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France ² Department of Parasitology, Paris Diderot University, Paris 7, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France

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S Gallien
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Citation style for this article: Gallien S, Taieb F, Hamane S, De Castro N, Molina J M. Autochthonous falciparum malaria possibly transmitted by luggage-carried vector in Paris, France, February 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(40):pii=20600. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.40.20600 Received: 16 Sept 2013

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Abstract

We report a case of autochthonous falciparum malaria in a patient in Paris, France, in February 2013 who reported no recent travel to malaria-endemic countries. The parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, was possibly transmitted by an infective Anopheles mosquito carried in baggage from a malaria-endemic area.