Case report: French West Indies – a tourist destination at risk for Plasmodium falciparum transmission?

Abstract

SummaryWe report a case of P. falciparum infection observed in Paris and presumably acquired in Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean island where malaria has been considered to be eradicated since 1970.

Letter to the Editors

“…Sirs, In a recently published article in your journal (Poinsignon et al 1999), it is stated that 'these destinations [French West Indies] should be considered at risk for P. falciparum transmission'. This statement is questionable and unsubstantiated.…”

Letter to the Editors Malaria in the French West Indies

“…The recent reports ( Poinsignon et al . 1999a,b ) of a case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 1996 in a patient returning to mainland France from a visit to Guadeloupe are interesting for several reasons.…”