Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport

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 percepti...

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Autores principales: Rodger, Alison J., Cooke, Graham S., Ord, Rosalynn, Sutherland, Colin J., Pasvol, Geoffrey
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680657
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080031
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author Rodger, Alison J.
Cooke, Graham S.
Ord, Rosalynn
Sutherland, Colin J.
Pasvol, Geoffrey
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Cooke, Graham S.
Ord, Rosalynn
Sutherland, Colin J.
Pasvol, Geoffrey
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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.
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spelling pubmed-26003692009-01-13 Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport Rodger, Alison J. Cooke, Graham S. Ord, Rosalynn Sutherland, Colin J. Pasvol, Geoffrey Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2600369/ /pubmed/18680657 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080031 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Rodger, Alison J.
Cooke, Graham S.
Ord, Rosalynn
Sutherland, Colin J.
Pasvol, Geoffrey
Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title_full Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title_fullStr Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title_full_unstemmed Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title_short Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport
title_sort cluster of falciparum malaria cases in uk airport
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680657
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080031
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