| malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management. | 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 ... | 2009 | 19379496 |