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Two imported malaria cases from Switzerland.

G Majori¹, L Gradoni, F P Gianzi

¹Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

Tropical Medicine and Parasitology : Official Organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)

|December 1, 1990

Summary

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Two malaria cases were diagnosed in Italy. Patients likely contracted the infection from a tropical mosquito, possibly transported from a nearby international airport.

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Epidemiology

Background:

Falciparum malaria is a serious parasitic disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes.
Imported malaria cases are a concern in non-endemic regions.