| Literature DB >> 29402564 |
Giovanni Benelli1, Marco Pombi2, Domenico Otranto3.
Abstract
Recently, five cases of malaria were reported in Italy. These people had not travelled abroad, prompting some media and political organizations to fuel a climate of fear by connecting the cases with migrants coming into the country. Here, we discuss scientific data highlighting the limited risk of malaria reintroduction in Italy.Entities:
Keywords: Anopheles labranchiae; Anopheles sacharovi; Anopheles superpictus; Plasmodium falciparum; invasive mosquitoes; travel medicine
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29402564 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.01.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922