title: Imported malaria in Auckland, New Zealand.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the current malaria situation in Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected data on all cases of malaria diagnosed in Auckland from 1st October 2008 to 30th September 2009. Enhanced surveillance was arranged with all hospital and community haematology laboratories in the region. Laboratories notified us when a diagnosis of malaria was made. After obtaining informed consent the patient was asked about their travel, prophylaxis taken and symptoms. Laboratory results were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 36 cases of malaria in 34 patients. Consent could not be obtained from two patients so data is from 34 cases in 32 patients. (One patient had P.falciparum then later P.vivax, the other had P.vivax and relapsed.) There were 24 males and 8 females with a median age of 21 years (range 6 months to 75 years). Eleven of the 32 were New Zealand residents. 8 of these 11 had travelled to visit friends or relatives (VFR) while 3 were missionaries. In this group 6 had P.falciparum, 4 P.vivax and one had both. Twenty-one of the 32 were new arrivals to New Zealand: 11 refugees and 10 migrants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malaria in Auckland is seen in new arrivals and VFR travellers, not in tourist travellers.
authors.affiliation: Auckland City Hospital, Park Rd, Auckland, New Zealand. joani@adhb.govt.nz
authors.forename: Anna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Camburn
authors.forename: R Joan H
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012036:Refugees; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult