Cluster of imported malaria from Gambia in Finland--travellers do not listen to given advice.
Twelve Finnish tourists contracted falciparum malaria from Gambia in the period between 3 and 27 November 2008. None of them had used adequate malaria chemoprophylaxis.
Valve
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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. kirsi.valve@ktl.fi
Ruotsalainen
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Kärki
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Pekkanen
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Siikamäki
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D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D017780:Malaria Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D017780:Malaria Vaccines