title: Imported malaria in Italy from 1986 to 1988.
abstract: The trend of imported malaria cases in Italy from 1960 to 1988 is discussed. Comparative analysis of malaria incidence in the last three years is also presented. Since 1985, a rapid increase was recorded with 191 cases in 1986, 287 in 1987 and 350 in 1988. In 1986-1988 Plasmodium falciparum was responsible for 74% cases of the total number, followed by P. vivax (21%), P. malariae (2.2%) and P. ovale (1%). 86% of the imported cases was acquired in African countries, 8% in Asia and 3% in South America. As far as travellers categories are concerned, workers represented 46% of the total population, tourists 37%, seamen and aircrew 2% and strangers coming from endemic malaria areas and travelling to Italy 16%. In 1986, 1987 and 1988 three, four and two deaths respectively, due to malaria, were reported.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology, Instituto Superiore de Sanità, Rome.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Majori
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabatinelli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Casaglia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavallini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monzali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D014195:Travel