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- Title
Imported malaria in immigrants to Italy: a changing pattern observed in north eastern Italy.
- Authors
Mascarello, Marta; Gobbi, Federico; Angheben, Andrea; Concia, Ercole; Marocco, Stefania; Anselmi, Mariella; Monteiro, Geraldo; Rossanese, Andrea; Bisoffi, Zeno
- Abstract
Seventy percent of imported malaria cases in Italy occur in immigrants, generally with milder clinical presentation due to premunition acquired through repeated infections. Nevertheless, premunition could be progressively lost after a long period of nonexposure. We investigated the changing pattern of malaria in immigrants in two definite 5-year periods one decade apart.
- Publication
Journal of travel medicine, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 5, p317
- ISSN
1708-8305
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00321.x