title: [Malaria in Poland in 2002].
abstract: 26 cases of malaria were reported in Poland in 2002. All cases were imported: 20 from Africa and 6 from Asia. Most of the cases (15) were caused by Plasmodium falciparum. 17 cases were men, 9 were women. Mean age was 40. The youngest patient was 11, the oldest 71. Table I presents complete [table see: text] list of cases by gender (M-male, K-female), age, etiologic factor and presumed country of infection. In only 4 cases some kind of chemoprophylaxis was documented. In other prophylaxis was not used or not documented. One death resulted from falciparum malaria in Poland in 2002.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieliński
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel