| a cluster of airport malaria in belgium in 1995. | in europe 64 cases of airport malaria have been registered between 1969 and 1996, most of them in france, switzerland and belgium. in the summer of 1995 six cases of airport malaria occurred at the international airport of brussels, belgium. of the six patients three were airport employees, three were occasional visitors. one patient died, the diagnosis was made by pcr amplification and dna sequencing after exhumation. two different species of plasmodium were detected, and infections occurred on ... | 1998 | 9795446 |
| clinical development of placental malaria vaccines and immunoassays harmonization: a workshop report. | placental malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum infection constitutes a major health problem manifesting as severe disease and anaemia in the mother, impaired fetal development, low birth weight or spontaneous abortion. prevention of placental malaria currently relies on two key strategies that are losing efficacy due to spread of resistance: long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy. a placental malaria vaccine would be an attractive, cost-ef ... | 2016 | 27639691 |