Short report:: A large cluster of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria among Nigerian expatriate students

被引：3
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作者：
Kang, Mei L. [1 ]
Hsu, Liyang [1 ]
Kurup, Asok [1 ]
机构：
[1] Singapore Gen Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, Dept Internal Med, Singapore 0316, Singapore
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2007年 / 77卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.790
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Singapore reported the elimination of malaria in 1982, but this country remains vulnerable to imported malaria. We describe a large cluster of 16 cases of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in visiting Nigerian students. More than half were asymptomatic and diagnosed only on screening. Although early diagnosis and treatment of patients averted local transmission of disease, our report illustrates the vulnerability of malaria-free countries to the introduction of malaria in this age of increasing globalization and ease of travel.
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