Malaria Clusters among Illegal Chinese Immigrants to Europe through Africa

Bisoffi, Zeno; Matteelli, Alberto; Aquilini, Donatella; Guaraldi, Giovanni; Magnani, Giacomo; Orlando, Giovanna; Gaiera, Giovanni; Jelinek, Tomas; Behrens, Ron H.

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Malaria Clusters among Illegal Chinese Immigrants to Europe through Africa

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Sep 2003

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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(9):1177-1178.

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Between November 2002 and March 2003, 17 cases of malaria (1 fatal) were observed in illegal Chinese immigrants who traveled to Italy through Africa. A further cluster of 12 was reported in August, 2002. Several immigrants traveled by air, making the risk of introducing sudden acute respiratory syndrome a possibility should such illegal immigrations continue.

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