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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Atypical aetiology of a conjugal fever: Autochthonous airport malaria between Paris and French Riviera: A case report
Malaria Journal, Volume 8, No. 1, Article 202, Year 2009
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Endemic malaria has been eradicated from France, but some falciparum malaria cases have been described in patients who have never travelled outside the country. Ms. V. 21 year-old and Mr. M. 23 year-old living together in Paris were on holiday in Saint Raphal (French Riviera). They presented with fever, vertigo and nausea. A blood smear made to control thrombocytopaenia revealed intra-erythrocytic forms of Plasmodium falciparum. The parasitaemia level was 0.15% for Ms. V and 3.2% for Mr. M. This couple had no history of blood transfusion or intravenous drug use. They had never travelled outside metropolitan France, but had recently travelled around France: to Saint Mard (close to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CdG) airport), to Barneville plage (in Normandy) and finally to Saint Raphal. The most probable hypothesis is an infection transmitted in Saint Mard by an imported anopheline mosquito at CdG airport. The DNA analysis of parasites from Ms. V.'s and Mr. M.'s blood revealed identical genotypes. Because it is unlikely that two different anopheline mosquitoes would be infected by exactly the same clones, the two infections must have been caused by the infective bites of the same infected mosquito. © 2009 Pomares-Estran et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pomarès, Christelle
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital L'archet
Delaunay, Pascal
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital L'archet
Mottard, Annie
Unknown Affiliation
Roger, Pierre‑Marie
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital L'archet
Pradines, Bruno
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Parzy, Daniel
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Bogreau, Hervé
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Rogier, Christophe
France, Marseille
Imtssa Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé Des Armées
Karch, Said
Unknown Affiliation
Fontenille, Didier
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Legros, Fabrice
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Marty, Pierre M.
France, Nice
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital L'archet
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1475-2875-8-202
ISSN:
14752875
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases