Malaria imported into the United Kingdom in 1996

D J Bradley; D C Warhurst; M Blaze; V Smith; J Williams

doi:10.2807/esm.03.04.00107-en

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Malaria imported into the United Kingdom in 1996
D J Bradley¹ , D C Warhurst¹ , M Blaze¹ , V Smith¹ , J Williams¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Malaria Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Laboratory Service, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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Citation style for this article: Bradley D J, Warhurst D C, Blaze M, Smith V, Williams J. Malaria imported into the United Kingdom in 1996. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(4):pii=107. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.04.00107-en

Abstract

Virtually all malaria infections seen in the United Kingdom (UK) in recent years have been contracted overseas and imported into the UK, apart from two cases in 1976 due to imported infected mosquitoes and occasional cases of congenital or of transfusion