Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1055-1058

Malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants, Italy (Article) (Open Access)

Matteelli A.* , Volonterio A. , Gulletta M. , Galimberti L. , Maroccolo S. , Gaiera G. , Giani G. , Rossi M. , Dorigoni N. , Bellina L. , Orlando G. , Bisoffi Z. , Castelli F.
  • a University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Piazza Spedali Civili, 1 B, 25125 Brescia, Italy
  • b Ospedale Niguarda-Cà Granda, Milano, Italy
  • c University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
  • d University of Milano, Milano, Italy
  • e [Affiliation not available]
  • f Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
  • g Ospedale Sacco, Milano, Italy
  • h Ospedale di Menaggio, Menaggio, Italy
  • i Ospedale Santa Chiara, Trento, Italy
  • j University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
  • k Ospedale Sacco, Milano, Italy
  • l Institute for Tropical Medicine, Negrar, Italy
  • m University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Abstract

A cluster of 22 imported malaria cases, 21 caused by Plasmodium falciparum, was observed among illegal Chinese immigrants in northern Italy in the summer of 2000. The rate of severe disease was high because the patients were not immune and they sought health-care services late in their illness because of their clandestine status. Recognition of the outbreak was delayed because no regional alert system among infectious diseases hospitals was in place.

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Index Keywords

immigrant Chinese folic acid antagonist exchange blood transfusion human health service immunity nonhuman doxycycline male female summer clinical article Article epidemic adult primaquine malaria falciparum Plasmodium falciparum Italy disease severity clindamycin quinine mefloquine chloroquine
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0035198091&doi=10.3201%2feid0706.010628&partnerID=40&md5=87bf58cb9789f8cb68a89cbc2dc1a508
DOI: 10.3201/eid0706.010628
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 23
Original Language: English