Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is usually transmitted by mosquitoes. We report 2 cases in France transmitted by other modes: occupational blood exposure and blood transfusion. Even where malaria is not endemic, it should be considered as a cause of unexplained acute fever.
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| author | Marc-Olivier Vareil Olivier Tandonnet Audrey Chemoul Hervé Bogreau Mélanie Saint-Léger Maguy Micheau Pascal Millet Jean-Louis Koeck Alexandre Boyer Christophe Rogier Denis Malvy |
| author_facet | Marc-Olivier Vareil Olivier Tandonnet Audrey Chemoul Hervé Bogreau Mélanie Saint-Léger Maguy Micheau Pascal Millet Jean-Louis Koeck Alexandre Boyer Christophe Rogier Denis Malvy |
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| description | Plasmodium falciparum malaria is usually transmitted by mosquitoes. We report 2 cases in France transmitted by other modes: occupational blood exposure and blood transfusion. Even where malaria is not endemic, it should be considered as a cause of unexplained acute fever. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8f5b7a9b2844fd2bb51105d266e23bc2022-12-21T18:38:19ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-02-0117224825010.3201/eid1702.100595Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009Marc-Olivier VareilOlivier TandonnetAudrey ChemoulHervé BogreauMélanie Saint-LégerMaguy MicheauPascal MilletJean-Louis KoeckAlexandre BoyerChristophe RogierDenis MalvyPlasmodium falciparum malaria is usually transmitted by mosquitoes. We report 2 cases in France transmitted by other modes: occupational blood exposure and blood transfusion. Even where malaria is not endemic, it should be considered as a cause of unexplained acute fever.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0595_articlePlasmodium falciparumnewborntransfusionprofessional blood exposureparasitesdispatch |
| spellingShingle | Marc-Olivier Vareil Olivier Tandonnet Audrey Chemoul Hervé Bogreau Mélanie Saint-Léger Maguy Micheau Pascal Millet Jean-Louis Koeck Alexandre Boyer Christophe Rogier Denis Malvy Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 Emerging Infectious Diseases Plasmodium falciparum newborn transfusion professional blood exposure parasites dispatch |
| title | Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
| title_full | Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
| title_short | Unusual Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, Bordeaux, France, 2009 |
| title_sort | unusual transmission of plasmodium falciparum bordeaux france 2009 |
| topic | Plasmodium falciparum newborn transfusion professional blood exposure parasites dispatch |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0595_article |
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