Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport

Rodger, Alison J.; Cooke, Graham S.; Ord, Rosalynn; Sutherland, Colin J.; Pasvol, Geoffrey

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Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport

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Aug 2008
By Rodger, Alison J. ; Cooke, Graham S. ; Ord, Rosalynn ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Rodger, Alison J. ; Cooke, Graham S. ; Ord, Rosalynn ; Sutherland, Colin J. ; Pasvol, Geoffrey
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Adult Antimalarials Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Malaria, Falciparum Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(8):1284-1286.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Great Britain ; Kenya ; Uganda ; United States
Location:

Europe ; Africa ; North America
Volume:

14
Issue:

8
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:aa0126fc4239648740305e0ddbceec6eb7494f4f108e37306ae47f38c1fed41f
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17177/cdc_17177_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 173.47 KB ]

File Language:

English

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