Airport malaria : four new cases in suburban Paris during summer 1999

Lusina, Daniel; Legros, F.; Estève, Vincent; Klerlein, M; Giacomini, T

doi:10.2807/esm.05.07.00017-en

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“…Multiple dispersal agents were probably involved in the movement of the virus, including infectious migratory and resident birds, dispersing mosquitoes, and human-assisted mosquito movement (e.g., mosquitoes moved through cargo containers such as trains, trucks, and airplanes; Lusina et al 2000). Many mosquitoes do not move far from their hatch sites on their own, although individuals of some species are known to move up to 0.89 kilometers per day (Tietze et al 2003).…”

Section: Movement and Prevalence Of The Virusmentioning

confidence: 99%

West Nile Virus and Wildlife

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Section: Movement and Prevalence Of The Virusmentioning

confidence: 99%

West Nile Virus and Wildlife

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Griffing²,

Caffrey³

et al. 2004

BioScience

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“…Since the first descriptions in 1969, airport malaria cases are increasingly reported in Europe (Guillet et al, 1998;Lusina et al, 2000). This could reflect the growth of traffic with the airports located within an area where P. falciparum is actively transmitted or the limits of preventing measures.…”

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“…The first two cases were retrospectively reported in a French illegitimate couple in 1969 (Doby & Guiguen, 1981 (Lusina et al, 2000). A review of the history of the cases shows that airport malaria mostly occurred simultaneously in more than one individual in the same area (Isaacson, 1989).…”

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Molecular characterisation of airport malaria : four cases in France during summer 1999

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These cases were geographically very close to each other and clustered in a short period of time during the summer of 1999. The phenotype and genotype of the Plasmodium falciparum isolates obtained from these patients were determined in order to know whether a single mosquito could have infected more than one subject. The genomic characterisation of isolates was performed using the polymorphic markers merozoite surface protein 1 (Mspl) and merozoite surface protein2 (Msp2) genes, the K and ɷ repeats domains of cg2 and the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) genotypes. Results showed identical genotypes for isolates 1, 2 and 4 whereas the genotype of isolate 3 differed at one locus. The molecular analysis was consistent with the hypothesis that all patients could have been bitten by the same mosquito and that patient 3, may have received a different clone and an additional species. In vitro susceptibility data did not confirm or rule out this hypothesis because isolates had the same profile of susceptibility to the tested drugs.

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“…En France, le premier cas de paludisme des aéroports a été diagnostiqué, rétrospectivement, en 1969 [5]. Jusqu'en 2007, 28 cas ont été recensés en France et plusieurs études ont été publiées sur le sujet [1,4,[6][7][8][9][10]. Sur ces 28 cas, le diagnostic d'espèce a mis en évidence P. falciparum dans 25 cas, une infection à P. vivax, une co-infection à P. falciparum + P. ovale et une co-infection P. falciparum + P. malariae.…”

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“…Les derniers cas déclarés en France remontaient à 1999, où 4 personnes avaient été infectées par des Plasmodium falciparum (dont un avait une co-infection P. falciparum et P. malariae) autour de l'aéro-port de Roissy Charles de Gaulle [1]. Des anophèles africains avaient été transportés dans un avion en provenance d'Angola maintenu en zone de fret pour une opération de maintenance.…”

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