Hospital-acquired malaria transmitted by contaminated gloves

Piro, Sara; Sammud, Mohamed; Badi, Sara Ahmadi; Ssabi, L. Al

doi:10.1053/jhin.2000.0907

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“…There is also evidence of transmission through contaminated surfaces. This has been implicated in cases of malaria following re-use of catheters for contrast media [ 32 ] or handling of intravenous lines with contaminated gloves [ 33 ] and suggests that the infection can be passed by an intermediate and not necessarily visibly blood contaminated object. However, transmission in the absence of percutaneous or intravenous breaches has been described only in cases of direct contact with visible and infected blood.…”

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Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management

Zöller

Naucke

May

et al. 2009

Malar J

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In non-endemic areas, malaria is rare and locally acquired infections, particularly with Plasmodium falciparum, are exceptional events. The diagnosis is, therefore, likely to be delayed or missed in patients without a relevant travel history. This report describes a case of falciparum malaria in Berlin, Germany, in a patient who had not been to an endemic area for more than a decade. Potential routes of vector-related and direct transmission were evaluated, particularly with regard to a possible danger to the public. A review of the literature was conducted regarding possible routes of transmission and their probability assessed. Genotyping of parasite isolates of this and another patient with malaria admitted 16 days before revealed homology between the two strains. In a local entomological survey, anopheline vectors on the hospital grounds as well as in the residential area of both patients were found. Despite intensive investigations, the mode of transmission remained obscure. In this context, possible routes of vector-borne and direct occupational/accidental transmission in a major European city are reviewed and discussed, providing information and guidance in case other similar events occur elsewhere. Examples for investigations and measures to be taken in such a situation are provided. When local malaria transmission within a large non-immune population cannot be ruled out, genotyping of parasite isolates, local entomological surveys, preparedness for secondary cases, expert consultations in a multidisciplinary team and careful information management are essential. Malaria acquired in non-endemic areas remains an unlikely, but possible event for which awareness needs to be maintained.

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Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management

Zöller

Naucke

May

et al. 2009

Malar J

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“…Nosokomiale Malariaübertragungen kön-nen durch z. B. Nadelstichverletzungen, kontaminierte Flüssigkeiten und kontaminierte Medizinprodukte entstehen [10,11,12,13].…”

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2008

Bundesgesundheitsbl.

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“…The occurrence of such cases is now very low as a result of donor screening. Cases of secondary malaria from organ transplant have been reported [8] at a lower frequency (the majority following kidney transplants with Plasmodium falciparum as the main agent involved [9]) as well as various forms of parenteral needle-related infection (injections with contaminated needles [10], failure to change needles for multi-dose medicines [11]) or through contact with contaminated objects (catheters [12], gloves [13], etc. ).…”

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Non-imported malaria in non-endemic countries: a review of cases in Spain

Velasco

Gómez‐Barroso

Varela

et al. 2017

Malar J

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Spain declared the elimination of malaria in 1964. In non-endemic areas, the overwhelming majority of malaria cases are acquired abroad, and locally acquired infections are rare events. In Spain, malaria is a statutorily notifiable disease. During these fifty years more than ten thousand malaria cases have been reported, and about 0.8% of them did not have a history of recent travel. In this report, it was carried out a review of the ways in which malaria can be transmitted in non-endemic areas and a short description of the Spanish cases, aggregated by their transmission mechanisms. Four cases contracted malaria by mosquito bites; there were two autochthonous cases and two of “airport malaria”. The other 28 cases were: congenital malaria cases, transfusion-transmitted malaria, post-transplant cases, nosocomial transmission and cases in intravenous drug users. In addition, in 1971 there was an outbreak of 54 cases due to exposure to blood or blood products. So, while malaria usually is an imported disease in non-endemic areas, it should not be excluded in the differential diagnosis of persons who have fever of unknown origin, regardless of their travel history.

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Hospital-acquired malaria transmitted by contaminated gloves

Cited by 29 publications

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Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management

Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management

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Non-imported malaria in non-endemic countries: a review of cases in Spain

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