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Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain

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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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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Elena Rodríguez Valín and Oliva Díaz García of the National Center for Epidemiology for supplying the annual number of cases of malaria reported in Spain.

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  1. Clinical Microbiology Department, Hospital García Orcoyen, Santa Soria s/n, 31200, Estella, Navarra, Spain

    Laura Barrado

  2. Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

    Laura Barrado, Carmen Ezpeleta, Carmen Martín, Xabier Beristain, Ana Navascués & Jesús Castilla

  3. Clinical Microbiology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Carmen Ezpeleta, Carmen Martín, Xabier Beristain & Ana Navascués

  4. National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Spain

    José Miguel Rubio

  5. Clinical Microbiology Department, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

    José Manuel Azcona

  6. Internal Medicine Department, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, Navarra, Spain

    Miren Arteaga

  7. Laboratory Department, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, Navarra, Spain

    Eva Ongay

  8. Instituto de Salud Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Jesús Castilla

  9. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain

    Jesús Castilla

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Barrado, L., Ezpeleta, C., Rubio, J.M. et al. Source identification of autochthonous-introduced Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Spain. Infection 45, 111–114 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0941-8

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