Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-326

Prolonged Plasmodium falciparum infection in immigrants, Paris (Article) (Open Access)

D'Ortenzio E.* , Godineau N. , Fontanet A. , Houze S. , Bouchaud O. , Matheron S. , Bras J.L.
  • a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Denis, Réunion Island, France, Cellule Inter-Régionale d'Épidémiologie Réunion/Mayotte, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, 2 Bis Ave Georges Brassens, 97408 Saint-Denis, Cedex 9, Réunion Island, France
  • b Centre Hospitalier Général Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
  • c Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
  • d Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
  • e Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Avicenne, Bobigny, France, Université Paris 13, Paris, France
  • f Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
  • g Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

Abstract

Few immigrant travelers have Plasmodium falciparum infections >2 months after leaving malaria-endemic areas. We conducted a case-control study to identify factors associated with prolonged P. falciparum infection in immigrant travelers. Results suggest that P. falciparum infection should be systematically suspected, even months after travel, especially in pregnant women and first-arrival immigrants.

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immigrant Comoros logistic regression analysis France human travel controlled study Malaria statistical significance disease duration Adolescent male female Africa Article major clinical study adult Plasmodium falciparum age distribution pregnant woman case control study Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-38949137398&doi=10.3201%2feid1402.061475&partnerID=40&md5=e131c073dd9097482c9cbfece5bfbca3
DOI: 10.3201/eid1402.061475
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 41
Original Language: English