Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain

Infection. 2017 Feb;45(1):111-114. doi: 10.1007/s15010-016-0941-8. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

Abstract

In 2014, an autochthonous case of introduced malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax was identified in Spain. The strain that infected this patient was identical to that of a prior imported case from Pakistan. This is the first case where the source of infection could be identified since elimination in Spain.

Keywords: Autochthonous; Malaria; Plasmodium vivax; Spain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Malaria, Vivax* / diagnosis
  • Malaria, Vivax* / parasitology
  • Malaria, Vivax* / transmission
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pakistan
  • Plasmodium vivax*
  • Spain
  • Travel