Unpleasant Souvenir: Imported Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Türkiye; [Nahoş Hatıra: Türkiye’de Yurtdışı Kaynaklı Plasmodium falciparum Sıtması]

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dc.contributor.authorÖzbilgin A.
dc.contributor.authorTunalı V.
dc.contributor.authorAkar Ş.Ş.
dc.contributor.authorÇavuş İ.
dc.contributor.authorZorbozan O.
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım A.
dc.contributor.authorTurgay N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:02:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractObjective: Each year, approximately 125 million people visit malaria-endemic countries. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in Türkiye. Methods: The study included patients diagnosed with P. falciparum malaria between 1996 and 2022. A retrospective evaluation was conducted on whole blood samples and/or blood smears, as well as detailed medical histories, clinical manifestations, and laboratory findings. A total of 131 imported cases of P. falciparum were included in the study. Results: Among the patients, 121 were male. Of these, 101 had traveled to Africa, while 30 had visited Asia. Among the patients, 109 were returned travelers, and 22 were refugees/migrants. Early trophozoites were observed in all patients, while gametocytes were detected in 30 patients. Cerebral malaria developed in 15 patients, resulting in the death of two individuals. Additionally, 10 patients received preventive chemoprophylaxis. Conclusion: Turkey is situated on migration routes that connect two continents to Europe, where more than 95% of the global malaria burden exists. The importation of malaria through returned travelers poses a risk of malaria reintroduction in our country, given the presence of suitable vectors, climate conditions, and environmental factors. Importantly, 30 patients (22.9%) exhibited gametocyte forms of P. falciparum, which have the potential to infect Anopheles species, thus establishing a basis for local malaria transmission. © 2023 Turkish Society for Parasitology.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.4274/tpd.galenos.2023.99815
dc.identifier.issn13006320
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11746
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing House
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAntimalarials
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMalaria, Cerebral
dc.subjectMalaria, Falciparum
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMosquito Vectors
dc.subjectPlasmodium
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparum
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillance
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectTravel
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectantimalarial agent
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectcerebral malaria
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmalaria falciparum
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmosquito vector
dc.subjectPlasmodium
dc.subjectPlasmodium falciparum
dc.subjectpopulation surveillance
dc.subjectretrospective study
dc.subjecttravel
dc.subjectturkey (bird)
dc.titleUnpleasant Souvenir: Imported Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Türkiye; [Nahoş Hatıra: Türkiye’de Yurtdışı Kaynaklı Plasmodium falciparum Sıtması]
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