A local outbreak of autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria in Laconia, Greece—a re-emerging infection in the southern borders of Europe? | Zendy

Panagiotis Andriopoulos | Zendy; A Economopoulou | Zendy; G. Spanakos | Zendy; George Assimakopoulos | Zendy

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A local outbreak of autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria in Laconia, Greece—a re-emerging infection in the southern borders of Europe?

Author(s) -

Panagiotis Andriopoulos,

A Economopoulou,

G. Spanakos,

George Assimakopoulos

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.09.009

Subject(s) - primaquine , malaria , plasmodium vivax , outbreak , chloroquine , population , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , blood transfusion , plasmodium falciparum , virology , immunology , environmental health , electrical engineering , engineering

Malaria is considered to have been eradicated in Greece and only sporadic cases in travelers are reported. However the migration of populations from endemic countries of Asia to Greece may have caused a re-emergence of the disease.

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