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Table 3 Region of exposure for travellers with a mixed Plasmodium infection reported to GeoSentinel, January 2003–June 2016 (n = 66)

From: Malaria after international travel: a GeoSentinel analysis, 2003–2016

Plasmodium species

n (%)

Region(s) of exposure (n)

P. falciparum and P. vivax

26 (39)

Sub-Saharan Africa (15), Southeast Asia (9), South America (1), Central Asia (1)

P. falciparum and P. ovale

21 (32)

Sub-Saharan Africa (21)

P. falciparum and P. malariae

15 (23)

Sub-Saharan Africa (14a), Oceania (1)

P. vivax and P. ovale

3 (5)

Sub-Saharan Africa (2), Oceania (1)

P. vivax and P. malariae

1 (1)

South America (1)

Total

66

 
  1. aOne traveller had severe malaria