Malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants, Europe.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Matteelli, A. ; Volonterio, A. ; Gulletta, M. ; Galimberti, L. ; Maroccolo, S. ; Gaiera, G. ; Giani, G. ; Rossi, M. ; Dorigoni, N. ; Bellina, L. ; Orlando, G. ; Bisoffi, Z. ; Castelli, F. ; Matteelli, A. ; Volonterio, A. ; Gulletta, M. ; Galimberti, L. ; Maroccolo, S. ; Gaiera, G. ; Giani, G. ; Rossi, M. ; Dorigoni, N. ; Bellina, L. ; Orlando, G. ; Bisoffi, Z. ; Castelli, F.
• Description:
  A cluster of 22 imported malaria cases, 21 caused by Plasmodium falciparum, was observed among illegal Chinese immigrants in northern Europe in the summer of 2000. The rate of severe disease was high because the patients were not immune and they sought health-care services late in their illness because of their clandestine status. Recognition of the outbreak was delayed because no regional alert system among infectious diseases hospitals was in place.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Asian Disease Outbreaks Emigration And Immigration Female Humans Malaria, Falciparum Male
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1055-1058. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1055-1058.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Location:
  Europe ; Europe
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cf61987a587b2d7681808bfa915bc7bc1a5f108f105a6ffdd8cb1dac4280cc8b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15246/cdc_15246_DS1.pdf
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