BACKGROUND: The number of malaria cases among irregular migrants returning to Sri Lanka has not been investigated. METHODS: In the first 6 months of 2012 we screened 287 irregular migrants returning from seven West African nations to Sri Lanka for malaria to ascertain the risk of infection during migration. RESULTS: Four men were diagnosed as having malaria: three with Plasmodium falciparum had travelled to Togo and one with P. vivax had travelled to Guinea. The risk of contracting malaria was 14 cases per 1000. CONCLUSION: Facilitating a safe return with selective screening for at-risk inbound migrants flows is desirable as Sri Lanka advances towards its goal of malaria elimination.
BACKGROUND: The number of malaria cases among irregular migrants returning to Sri Lanka has not been investigated. METHODS: In the first 6 months of 2012 we screened 287 irregular migrants returning from seven West African nations to Sri Lanka for malaria to ascertain the risk of infection during migration. RESULTS: Four men were diagnosed as having malaria: three with Plasmodium falciparum had travelled to Togo and one with P. vivax had travelled to Guinea. The risk of contracting malaria was 14 cases per 1000. CONCLUSION: Facilitating a safe return with selective screening for at-risk inbound migrants flows is desirable as Sri Lanka advances towards its goal of malaria elimination.
Authors: Flavia Riccardo; Maria Grazia Dente; Tommi Kärki; Massimo Fabiani; Christian Napoli; Antonio Chiarenza; Paolo Giorgi Rossi; Cesar Velasco Munoz; Teymur Noori; Silvia Declich Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-09-17 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Michael Coleman; Mohammed H Al-Zahrani; Marlize Coleman; Janet Hemingway; Abdiasiis Omar; Michelle C Stanton; Eddie K Thomsen; Adel A Alsheikh; Raafat F Alhakeem; Phillip J McCall; Abdullah A Al Rabeeah; Ziad A Memish Journal: PLoS One Date: 2014-09-24 Impact factor: 3.240