title: A depiction of imported malaria in Connecticut.
abstract: In 2010, there were roughly 219 million cases of malaria reported worldwide resulting in an estimated 660,600 deaths [1]. In contrast, the total number of cases according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States (USA) was only 1691 [2]. Of those, 1688 were cases of imported malaria [2]. This is the highest number of cases reported in U.S. since 1980 [2]. Here, we describe a case of imported malaria and conduct a retrospective case series at four Connecticut (CT) hospitals in order to describe the demographics of imported malaria and to identify potential barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Yale Primary Care Residency Program and Waterbury Hospital, 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.affiliation: Yale Primary Care Residency Program and Waterbury Hospital, 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Yale Primary Care Residency Program and Waterbury Hospital, 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708, USA.
authors.forename: Steven I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Aronin
authors.affiliation: Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: Rassull
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.affiliation: Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Virata
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, 56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706, USA.
authors.forename: Chinedu A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Igwe
authors.affiliation: Griffin Hospital, 130 Division Street, Derby, CT 06418, USA.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quentzel
authors.affiliation: Western Connecticut Health Network, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, USA.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadigh
keywords: Connecticut; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum
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