Open AccessEpidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Imported Malaria in the United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Eric J. Nilles,
Mahdi Alosert,
Mohammed A. Mohtasham,
Maryam Saif,
Lara Sulaiman,
Rania M. Seliem,
Simon Kotlyar,
James Dziura,
Firas J.K. AlNajjar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12110
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , malaria , environmental health , virology , immunology , pathology
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was certified by the World Health Organization to be free of endemic malaria transmission in 2007. There continued to be, however, a substantial number of imported malaria cases.