From: Imported malaria cases: the connection with the European ex-colonies
Cases in the region of Aragon (1996–2017) (N = 609) | |
Age (median) | 30 (IR 26.25) |
Sex: male/female; N (%) | 354 (58.1%)/255 (41.9%) |
Continent of travel; N (%) | |
Africa | 538 (95.2%) |
Latin America | 13 (2.3%) |
Asia | 12 (2.1%) |
Oceania | 1 (0.2%) |
Europea | 1 (0.2%) |
Plasmodium species; N (%) | |
P. falciparum | 475 (88%) |
P. vivax | 28 (5.2%) |
P. ovale | 7 (1.3%) |
P. malariae | 9 (1.7%) |
Mixed infection | 4 (0.7%) |
Plasmodium sp. | 17 (3.1%) |
Hospitalization; N (%) | |
Yes | 540 (89.26%) |
No | 65 (10.64%) |
Death; N (%) | |
Yes | 4 (0.7%) |
No | 570 (99.3%) |
Cases in the main province (2000–2017) (N = 459) | |
Reason for travel; N (%) | |
Immigrant | 109 (23.8%) |
VFR | 300 (65.4%) |
Traveller | |
Tourism | 22 (4.8%) |
Work | 19 (4.0%) |
Cooperation | 9 (2.0%) |
Chemoprophylaxis; N (%) | |
No | 329 (74.9%) |
Yes | 73 (16.6%) |
Incomplete | 37 (8.4%) |
Fever at diagnosis; N (%) | |
Yes | 388 (85.5%) |
No | 66 (14.5%) |