First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010

P Santa-Olalla Peralta; M C Vazquez-Torres; E Latorre-Fandós; P Mairal-Claver; P Cortina-Solano; A Puy-Azón; B Adiego Sancho; K Leitmeyer; J Lucientes-Curdi; M J Sierra-Moros

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First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010
P Santa-Olalla Peralta¹ , M C Vazquez-Torres¹ , E Latorre-Fandós² , P Mairal-Claver³ , P Cortina-Solano⁴ , A Puy-Azón⁴ , B Adiego Sancho⁵ , K Leitmeyer⁶ , J Lucientes-Curdi⁷ , M J Sierra-Moros¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies, Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Madrid, Spain ² Haematology Department, Hospital San Jorge, Huesca, Spain ³ Microbiology Department, Hospital San Jorge, Huesca, Spain ⁴ Sub-directorate General of Public Health of Huesca, Regional Health Service of Aragón, Huesca, Spain ⁵ Service of Public Health Surveillance, Directorate General of Public Health of Aragón, Regional Health Service of Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain ⁶ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ⁷ Animal Pathology Department, Veterinary School, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Santa-Olalla Peralta P, Vazquez-Torres M C, Latorre-Fandós E, Mairal-Claver P, Cortina-Solano P, Puy-Azón A, Adiego Sancho B, Leitmeyer K, Lucientes-Curdi J, Sierra-Moros M J. First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(41):pii=19684. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.41.19684-en Received: 13 Oct 2010

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Abstract

In October 2010, one case of autochthonous malaria due to Plasmodium vivax was diagnosed in Spain. The case occurred in Aragon, north-eastern Spain, where the vector Anopheles atroparvus is present. Although the source of infection could not be identified, this event highlights that sporadic autochthonous transmission of vector-borne diseases in continental Europe is possible and calls for enhanced surveillance and vector control measures.