Non-imported malaria in non-endemic countries: a review of cases in Spain

Abstract Spain declared the elimination of malaria in 1964. In non-endemic areas, the overwhelming majority of malaria cases are acquired abroad, and locally acquired infections are rare events. In Spain, malaria is a statutorily notifiable disease. During these fifty years more than ten thousand ma...

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Main Authors: Emilia Velasco, Diana Gomez-Barroso, Carmen Varela, Oliva Diaz, Rosa Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1915-8