The seasonal pattern of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Glasgow.
The relationship between exposure to Plasmodium vivax infection and the onset of fever in travellers returning to Glasgow from the Indian subcontinent is presented. Infection appears more likely in those who travel during the second half of the year and following the monsoon. Most attacks of malaria begin during the summer months in Scotland irrespective of the dates of travel.
D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D012606:Scotland; D012621:Seasons; D014195:Travel