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Table 2 Characteristics of imported malaria cases (RENAVE), Spain, 2002–2015

From: Imported cases of malaria in Spain: observational study using nationally reported statistics and surveillance data, 2002–2015

Variable

n (%)

Gender

 Male

3923 (64.7)

 Female

2106 (34.8)

 Unknown

31 (0.5)

Age-groups (years)

 < 15

865 (14.3)

 15–24

596 (9.8)

 25–34

1791 (29.6)

 35–44

1612 (26.6)

 ≥ 45

1148 (18.9)

 Unknown

48 (0.8)

Classification

 Confirmed

5850 (96.5)

 Probable

210 (3.5)

Hospitalization

 No

815 (13.5)

 Yes

4543 (74.8)

 Unknown

702 (11.6)

Exitus

 No

3872 (63.9)

 Yes

35 (0.6)

 Unknown

2153 (35.5)

Country of residence

 Spain

3972 (65.6)

 Other

365 (6.0)

 Unknown

1723 (28.4)

Place of birth

 Spain

1216 (20.1)

 Other

4010 (66.2)

 Unknown

834 (13.8)

Continent of birth

 Africaa

3576 (59.0)

 America

150 (2.5)

 Asia

121 (2.0)

 Oceania

5 (0.1)

 Europe

1341 (22.1)

 Unknown

867 (14.3)

Travel reason

 VFRs

2770 (45.7)

 Immigrant

1482 (24.5)

 Tourism

610 (10.1)

 Work

695 (11.5)

 Unknown

503 (8.3)

Place of infection

 Africab

5389 (88.9)

 America

201 (3.3)

 Asia

154 (2.5)

 Oceania

14 (0.2)

 Unknown

302 (5.0)

Chemoprophylaxis

 None

3020 (49.8)

 Non complete

626 (10.3)

 Complete

243 (4.0)

 Unknown

2171 (35.8)

  1. VFRs visiting friends and relatives
  2. a1349 (37.7%) from Equatorial Guinea
  3. b2009 (37.3%) from Equatorial Guinea