Open AccessMalaria surveillance in Italy : 1986-1996 analysis and 1997 provisional data
Author(s) -
Guido Sabatinelli,
Giancarlo Majori
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.03.04.00106-en
Subject(s) - malaria , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , disease surveillance , epidemiological surveillance , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , virology , geography , disease , epidemiology , immunology , computer science , pathology , telecommunications
A surveillance system for malaria was established in Italy to prevent a possible return of disease transmission after the eradication. Reporting malaria and 43 other infectious diseases is mandatory. Local laboratories diagnose clinical cases of malaria m