TY  - JOUR
T1  - Increasing Imported Malaria in Southwest Madrid, Spain
AU - , S.M. Quevedo AU - , A.C. Velasco AU - , D. Martin AU - , L. Barreales 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 15
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2007.13.15
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2007.13.15
KW  - Malaria
KW  -imported
KW  -immigration
KW  -Plasmodium falciparum
AB  - We   report   a   continuous   increase   of    imported   malaria   cases  in  a  Madrid  District,  from 8 patients  seen  in  year  1999  to  39 in year 2004, parallel to the rising of immigrant population from malarious areas along the past 6 years. We describe their epidemiological and parasitological characteristics. <I>Plasmodium falciparum</I> was the most frequent species observed, accounting for 68% of the cases. Most patients were immigrants recently settled in Spain who return after a visit to their countries of origin, mainly sub-Saharan countries.
ER  -