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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Malaria after international travel: A GeoSentinel analysis, 2003-2016
Malaria Journal, Volume 16, No. 1, Article 293, Year 2017
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Description
Background: More than 30,000 malaria cases are reported annually among international travellers. Despite improvements in malaria control, malaria continues to threaten travellers due to inaccurate perception of risk and sub-optimal pre-travel preparation. Methods: Records with a confirmed malaria diagnosis after travel from January 2003 to July 2016 were obtained from GeoSentinel, a global surveillance network of travel and tropical medicine providers that monitors travel-related morbidity. Records were excluded if exposure country was missing or unascertainable or if there was a concomitant acute diagnosis unrelated to malaria. Records were analyzed to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of international travellers with malaria. Results: There were 5689 travellers included; 325 were children <18 years. More than half (53%) were visiting friends and relatives (VFRs). Most (83%) were exposed in sub-Saharan Africa. The median trip duration was 32 days (interquartile range 20-75); 53% did not have a pre-travel visit. More than half (62%) were hospitalized; children were hospitalized more frequently than adults (73 and 62%, respectively). Ninety-two per cent had a single Plasmodium species diagnosis, most frequently Plasmodium falciparum (4011; 76%). Travellers with P. falciparum were most frequently VFRs (60%). More than 40% of travellers with a trip duration ≤7 days had Plasmodium vivax. There were 444 (8%) travellers with severe malaria; 31 children had severe malaria. Twelve travellers died. Conclusion: Malaria remains a serious threat to international travellers. Efforts must focus on preventive strategies aimed on children and VFRs, and chemoprophylaxis access and preventive measure adherence should be emphasized. © 2017 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Angelo, Kristina M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Libman, Michael D.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Caumes, Éric
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Hamer, Davidson Howes
United States, Boston
Boston University
Kain, Kevin C.
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Leder, Karin S.
Australia
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Grobusch, Martín Peter
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - University of Amsterdam
Hagmann, Stefan H.F.
United States, Queens
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Kozarsky, Phyllis E.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Lalloo, David G.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lim, Poh Lian
Singapore, Singapore City
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore City
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Gautret, Philippe
France, Marseille
Unité de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
Odolini, Silvia
Italy, Brescia
Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Chappuis, François P.
Switzerland, Geneva
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Esposito, Douglas H.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Javelle, Émilie
Unknown Affiliation
Castelli, Francesco
Unknown Affiliation
Matteelli, A.
Unknown Affiliation
Pérignon, Alice
Unknown Affiliation
Rothe, Camilla
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Rapp, Christoph
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Ficko, Cécile
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Schwartz, Eli N.
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von Sonnenburg, Frank F.
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Piyaphanee, Watcharapong
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Silachamroon, Udomsak
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Boggild, Andrea K.
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van Genderen, Perry J.J.
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Torresi, Joseph
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Jensenius, Mogens
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Kanagawa, Shuzo
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Kato, Yasuyuki
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Yansouni, Cedric P.
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McCarthy, Anne E.
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Kelly, Paul J.
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Goorhuis, Bram
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Lopéz-Véléz, Rogelio
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Norman, Francesca Florence
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Mendelson, Marc
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Vincent, Peter
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Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni
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Warne, Ben
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Malvy, Denis Jean Marie
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Duvignaud, Alexandre
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Bottieau, Emmanuel
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Clerinx, Jan
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Coyle, Christina Marie
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Ásgeirsson, Hilmir
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Glans, Hedvig
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Schlagenhauf, Patricia
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Weber, Rainer
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Mockenhaupt, Frank Peter
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Harms, Gundel
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Beeching, Nicholas J.
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Hajek, Jan J.
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Ghesquiere, Wayne
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Wu, Henry M.
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Barnett, Elizabeth D.
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Yoshimura, Yukihiro
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Tachikawa, Natsuo
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Cahill, John D.
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McKinley, George
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Stauffer, William M.
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Walker, Patricia Frye
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Kuhn, Susan M.
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Chen, Linhwei
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Leung, Daniel
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Benson, Scott
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Larsen, Carsten Schade
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Wejse, Christian
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Field, Vanessa K.
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Licitra, Carmelo M.
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Klochko, Alena
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Hynes, Noreen A.
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Perret P, Cecilia
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Connor, Bradley A.
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Murphy, Holly
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Pandey, Prativa
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Vincelette, Jean
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Barkati, Sapha
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Popescu, Corneliu Petru
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Blumberg, Lucille Hellen
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de Frey, Albie
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Anderson, Susan A.
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Shaw, Marc T.M.
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Hern, Annemarie
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Molina, Israel
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Yates, Johnnie A.
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Siu, Hugo R.
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Valdez, Luis Manuel
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Haulman, Jean
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Roesel, David J.
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Phu, Phi Truong Hoang
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Borwein, Sarah T.
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Statistics
Citations: 63
Authors: 94
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s12936-017-1936-3
ISSN:
14752875
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health