Volume 9, Number 9—September 2003
Dispatch
Malaria Clusters among Illegal Chinese Immigrants to Europe through Africa
Zeno Bisoffi*
, Alberto Matteelli†, Donatella Aquilini‡, Giovanni Guaraldi§, Giacomo Magnani¶, Giovanna Orlando#, Giovanni Gaiera**, Tomas Jelinek††, and Ron H. Behrens‡‡
, Alberto Matteelli†, Donatella Aquilini‡, Giovanni Guaraldi§, Giacomo Magnani¶, Giovanna Orlando#, Giovanni Gaiera**, Tomas Jelinek††, and Ron H. Behrens‡‡Table
Characteristics of 17 cases of malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants, Italy
| Case | Sex, agea | Date first seen by physician | Country of transit | Time spent in country of transit | Mode of travel | Mode of travel to Europe | Plasmodium species | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M, 21 |
11/05/02 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
8 mo |
Air |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 2 |
M, 24 |
11/11/02 |
“Africa” |
3 mo |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 3 |
F, 20 |
11/12/02 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
22 d |
Road/sea |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 4 |
M, 22 |
11/15/02 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
1 mo |
Air |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 5 |
M, 24 |
11/16/02 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
14 d |
Road/sea |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 6 |
M, 28 |
01/09/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2 mo |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 7 |
F, 20 |
01/13/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Few days |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Died |
| 8 |
M, 21 |
02/01/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 9 |
F, 32 |
02/02/03 |
Congo |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 10 |
M, 22 |
02/03/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
6 mo |
Air |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 11 |
M, 19 |
02/08/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 12 |
M, 34 |
02/13/03 |
Congo |
2 mo |
Road/sea |
Air |
P. falciparum and P. malariae |
Recovered |
| 13 |
F, 24 |
02/13/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
50 d |
Air |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 14 |
M, 40 |
02/22/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Unknown |
Road/sea |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 15 |
M, 22 |
02/24/03 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2 mo |
Road/sea |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 16 |
M, 28 |
03/01/03 |
“Africa” |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Air |
P. falciparum |
Recovered |
| 17 | M, 23 | 03/15/03 | Côte d’Ivoire | 50 d | Road/sea | Air | P. malariae | Recovered |
aM, male; F, female.
