Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport

A cluster of 6 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occurred in a UK airport among 30 travelers returning to the United States from East Africa. Molecular genotyping analysis indicated that all had been exposed to different parasites. The travelers' use of chemoprophylaxis was poor; their per...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 1284 - 1286
Main Authors: Rodger, Alison J., Cooke, Graham S., Ord, Rosalynn, Sutherland, Colin J., Pasvol, Geoffrey
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
Adult
Airports
Antimalarials - therapeutic use
Cluster Analysis
Diagnosis
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Humans
Kenya - epidemiology
Malaria
Malaria, Falciparum - drug therapy
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control
molecular genotyping
outbreak
Plasmodium falciparum
Travel
Travelers
Uganda - epidemiology
United Kingdom
United Kingdom - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary:A cluster of 6 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occurred in a UK airport among 30 travelers returning to the United States from East Africa. Molecular genotyping analysis indicated that all had been exposed to different parasites. The travelers' use of chemoprophylaxis was poor; their perception of risk was limited.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1408.080031