The changing epidemiology of malaria in Minnesota.

Malaria cases reported to the Minnesota Department of Health increased from 5 in 1988 to 76 in 1998, paralleling the number of immigrants to Minnesota. In 20% of cases, the Plasmodium species was not identified; 44% of cases were hospitalized. The public health community needs to reevaluate current...

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Autores principales: Seys, S A, Bender, J B
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11747727
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description Malaria cases reported to the Minnesota Department of Health increased from 5 in 1988 to 76 in 1998, paralleling the number of immigrants to Minnesota. In 20% of cases, the Plasmodium species was not identified; 44% of cases were hospitalized. The public health community needs to reevaluate current recommendations for refugee screening, provider and patient education, and laboratory capacity.
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spelling pubmed-26319002009-05-20 The changing epidemiology of malaria in Minnesota. Seys, S A Bender, J B Emerg Infect Dis Research Article Malaria cases reported to the Minnesota Department of Health increased from 5 in 1988 to 76 in 1998, paralleling the number of immigrants to Minnesota. In 20% of cases, the Plasmodium species was not identified; 44% of cases were hospitalized. The public health community needs to reevaluate current recommendations for refugee screening, provider and patient education, and laboratory capacity. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 /pmc/articles/PMC2631900/ /pubmed/11747727 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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title_short The changing epidemiology of malaria in Minnesota.
title_sort changing epidemiology of malaria in minnesota.
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