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Published in: Infection 1/2017

01-02-2017 | Case Report

Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain

Authors: Laura Barrado, Carmen Ezpeleta, José Miguel Rubio, Carmen Martín, José Manuel Azcona, Miren Arteaga, Xabier Beristain, Ana Navascués, Eva Ongay, Jesús Castilla

Published in: Infection | Issue 1/2017

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain
Authors
Laura Barrado
Carmen Ezpeleta
José Miguel Rubio
Carmen Martín
José Manuel Azcona
Miren Arteaga
Xabier Beristain
Ana Navascués
Eva Ongay
Jesús Castilla
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0941-8

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