Type of Prevention* | Tourists | Volunteers | FVR | Recently AI | Total n(%) |
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I
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0,3) |
II
| 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 47 (6) |
III
| 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 (2,8) |
IV
| 206 | 81 | 312 | 105 | 704 (90) |
Unknown
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 (0,9) |
Total n (%)
| 263 (34) | 95 (12) | 318 (41) | 106 (14) | 782 (100) |
- VFR: visiting friends and relatives, AI: arriving immigrants.
- * Depending on malaria risk in the area visited, the recommended prevention method may be mosquito bite prevention only (Type I), or mosquito bite prevention in combination with chemoprophylaxis (Type II to IV according to the P. falciparum presence and resistance in the area) [11].