International Travel Increase and Malaria Importation in Romania, 2008–2009

Neghină, Adriana Maria; Marincu, Iosif; Iacobiciu, Ioan

doi:10.1089/vbz.2010.0275

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“…Due to underreporting, the real figure may be as high as 30,000 [ 4 ]. During the years 2008-2009, 25 cases of imported malaria were registered in Romania, with no fatalities [ 5 ]. The most significant endemic areas for malaria are in Sub-Saharan Africa, the South-West Pacific, South-East Asia and the rainforests of South America [ 6 ].…”

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Costs analysis of the treatment of imported malaria

Svihrova

Szilágyiová

Nováková

et al. 2012

Malar J

157

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BackgroundTo document the status of imported malaria infections and estimate the costs of treating of patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of imported malaria in the Slovak Republic during 2003 to 2008.Case studyCalculating and comparing the direct and indirect costs of treatment of patients diagnosed with imported malaria (ICD-10: B50 - B54) who used and not used chemoprophylaxis. The target sample included 19 patients diagnosed with imported malaria from 2003 to 2008, with 11 whose treatment did not include chemoprophylaxis and eight whose treatment did.ResultsThe mean direct cost of malaria treatment for patients without chemoprophylaxis was 1,776.0 EUR, and the mean indirect cost 524.2 EUR. In patients with chemoprophylaxis the mean direct cost was 405.6 EUR, and the mean indirect cost 257.4 EUR.ConclusionsThe analysis confirmed statistically-significant differences between the direct and indirect costs of treatment with and without chemoprophylaxis for patients with imported malaria.

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Costs analysis of the treatment of imported malaria

Svihrova

Szilágyiová

Nováková

et al. 2012

Malar J

157

156

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“…The patients were infected locally as they have no travelling history to the outside (Ivanescu et al 2016). In the same year, in Romania, malaria was also diagnosed but fortunately, the disease was imported with travellers from Italy (Neghina et al 2011;Nicolescu et al 2016). However, and although most countries in Europe are malaria-free since decades, the Anopheles vector continued to live and exist there.…”

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Climatic changes and their role in emergence and re-emergence of diseases

El-Sayed

Kamel

2020

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Global warming and the associated climate changes are predictable. They are enhanced by burning of fossil fuels and the emission of huge amounts of CO 2 gas which resulted in greenhouse effect. It is expected that the average global temperature will increase with 2-5°C in the next decades. As a result, the earth will exhibit marked climatic changes characterized by extremer weather events in the coming decades, such as the increase in temperature, rainfall, summertime, droughts, more frequent and stronger tornadoes and hurricanes. Epidemiological disease cycle includes host, pathogen and in certain cases intermediate host/vector. A complex mixture of various environmental conditions (e.g. temperature and humidity) determines the suitable habitat/ecological niche for every vector host. The availability of suitable vectors is a precondition for the emergence of vector-borne pathogens. Climate changes and global warming will have catastrophic effects on human, animal and environmental ecosystems. Pathogens, especially neglected tropical disease agents, are expected to emerge and re-emerge in several countries including Europe and North America. The lives of millions of people especially in developing countries will be at risk in direct and indirect ways. In the present review, the role of climate changes in the spread of infectious agents and their vectors is discussed. Examples of the major emerging viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases are also summarized.

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“…A study conducted in Spain reported the incidence of imported cases of malaria from 2.4 cases per 100,000 in 1989 to 3.5 cases in 2005 [10]. During late 2000s, there was nearly 600% increase in the number of travelers returning from Africa to Romania and an associated increase in the number of imported malaria cases has been recently recognized [11]. In the United States with high immunization coverage, imported cases of measles represent an important continuing source of transmission [4].…”

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