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2019-01-31Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/5924
Malaria in Eritrean migrants newly arrived in seven European countries, 2011 to 2016
dc.contributor.authorSondén, Klara
dc.contributor.authorRolling, Thierry
dc.contributor.authorWångdahl, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorYdring, Elsie
dc.contributor.authorVygen-Bonnet, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorKobbe, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDouhan, Johan
dc.contributor.authorHammar, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorDuijster, Janneke
dc.contributor.authorde Gier, Brechje
dc.contributor.authorFreedman, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorGysin, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorStark, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Flora
dc.contributor.authorSkafte Vestergaard, Lasse
dc.contributor.authorTegnell, Anders
dc.contributor.authorFärnert, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T08:36:00Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T08:36:00Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-31none
dc.identifier.other10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.5.1800139
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/5959
dc.description.abstractGlobal migration has resulted in a large number of asylum applications in Europe. In 2014, clusters of Plasmodium vivax cases were reported among newly arrived Eritreans. This study aimed to assess malaria among Eritrean migrants in Europe from 2011 to 2016. We reviewed European migration numbers and malaria surveillance data for seven countries (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) which received 44,050 (94.3%) of 46,730 Eritreans seeking asylum in Europe in 2014. The overall number of malaria cases, predominantly P. vivax, increased significantly in 2014 compared to previous years, with the largest increases in Germany (44 P. vivax cases in 2013 vs 294 in 2014, p < 0.001) and Sweden (18 in 2013 vs 205 in 2014, p < 0.001). Overall, malaria incidence in Eritreans increased from 1–5 to 25 cases per 1,000, and was highest in male teenagers (50 cases/1,000). In conclusion, an exceptional increase of malaria cases occurred in Europe in 2014 and 2015, due to rising numbers of Eritreans with high incidence of P. vivax arriving in Europe. Our results demonstrate potential for rapid changes in imported malaria patterns, highlighting the need for improved awareness, surveillance efforts and timely healthcare in migrants.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subjectmalariaeng
dc.subjectmigrantseng
dc.subjectoutbreakeng
dc.subjectplasmodium vivaxeng
dc.subjectrelapseeng
dc.subjecttravellerseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleMalaria in Eritrean migrants newly arrived in seven European countries, 2011 to 2016none
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/5959-2
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/5924
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
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local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
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local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.5.1800139#abstract_contentnone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameECDCnone
local.edoc.container-volume24none
local.edoc.container-issue5none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2019none
local.edoc.container-year2019none
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local.edoc.container-lastpage12none
local.edoc.rki-departmentInfektionsepidemiologienone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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