Table 1 Key recommendations for public health management in malaria infections outside endemic areas
• Rapid and regular assessment of new information by a team of clinicians, malaria experts, entomologists and public health experts |
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• Timeline of events with incubation times for different transmission scenarios to assess their probability |
• Molecular genotyping of isolates from index- and secondary cases |
• Repeated interviews of index- and secondary cases as well as all other personnel involved |
• Local entomological survey |
• Selectively informing key health infrastructures and physicians |
• Preparation of a press release in case of public media attention |