European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia

T Jelinek; C Schade Larsen; H Siikamäki; B Myrvang; P Chiodini; J Gascón; L Visser; A Kapaun; G Just-Nübling

doi:10.2807/ese.13.51.19077-en

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European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia
T Jelinek¹ , C Schade Larsen² , H Siikamäki³ , B Myrvang⁴ , P Chiodini⁵ , J Gascón⁶ , L Visser⁷ , A Kapaun^4,8 , G Just-Nübling⁹
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Affiliations: ¹ Berlin Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Berlin, Germany ² Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark ³ Helsinki University Central Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki, Finland ⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway ⁵ Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Health Protection Agency Malaria Reference Laboratory, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom ⁶ International Health Centre, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Barcelona, Spain ⁷ Department of Infectious Disease, Section Travel Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands ⁸ Section Clinical Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany ⁹ Klinik II, Centre for infectious and tropical diseases , J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Jelinek T, Schade Larsen C, Siikamäki H, Myrvang B, Chiodini P, Gascón J, Visser L, Kapaun A, Just-Nübling G. European cluster of imported falciparum malaria from Gambia. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(51):pii=19077. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.51.19077-en Received: 16 Dec 2008

Abstract

A cluster of 56 patients returning from Gambia with falciparum malaria has been noted in several countries of the European Union since September this year. TropNetEurop, the European Network on Imported Infectious Disease Surveillance, collected and reported the cases. Lack of awareness and, consequently, of prophylactic measures against malaria were apparent in the majority of patients.