Could malaria reappear in Italy?

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Romi, R. ; Sabatinelli, G. ; Majori, G.
• Description:
  Because of concern about the possible reintroduction of malaria transmission in Italy, we analyzed the epidemiologic factors involved and determined the country's malariogenic potential. Some rural areas in central and southern Italy have high receptivity because of the presence of potential malaria vectors. Anopheles labranchiae is probably susceptible to infection with Plasmodium vivax strains, but less likely to be susceptible to infection with P. falciparum. Its vulnerability is low because of the low presence of gametocyte carriers (imported cases) during the season climatically favorable to transmission. The overall malariogenic potential of Italy appears to be low, and reintroduction of malaria is unlikely in most of the country. However, our investigations showed that the malaria situation merits ongoing epidemiologic surveillance.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anopheles Communicable Diseases, Emerging Humans Insect Vectors Malaria Plasmodium Population Density Predictive Value Of Tests Risk Factors
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):915-919.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Italy
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5780e7cf691f05604abc697a4ea30dbce96c2f08c9c71ccfa6602414d1ff004d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15224/cdc_15224_DS1.pdf
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