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Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management.
Malaria journal - 20 Apr 2009
Zoller Thomas, Naucke Torsten J, May Jürgen, Hoffmeister Bodo, Flick Holger, Williams Christopher J, Frank Christina, Bergmann Frank, Suttorp Norbert, Mockenhaupt Frank P
Abstract excerpt
In non-endemic areas, malaria is rare and locally acquired infections, particularly with Plasmodium falciparum, are exceptional events. The diagnosis is, therefore, likely to be delayed or missed in patients without a relevant travel history. This report describes a case of falciparum malaria in Berlin, Germany, in a patient who had not been to an endemic area for more than a decade. Potential routes of...
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