| status of malaria vectors in italy. | about 30 yr after malaria eradication, surveys to assess the presence and abundance of anopheline vectors were carried out in central and southern italy and in the islands of sardinia and sicily from 1992 to 1994. anopheles labranchiae falleroni was present in scattered foci in all regions, except for tuscany, where it breeds almost exclusively in rice fields (grosseto province). most common breeding sites were rivers and streams, followed by ponds and ground pools. the highest adult density was ... | 1997 | 9151488 |
| malaria risk in corsica, former hot spot of malaria in france. | background: the prevalence of plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax malaria was very high in corsica just before the second world war. the last outbreak was in 1972 and the most recent indigenous case was in 2006. results: analysis of historical data shows that anopheline vectors were abundant. recent surveys demonstrated that potential vectors are still present in corsica, despite the likely disappearance of anopheles sacharovi. moreover, p. falciparum can develop experimentally into these ... | 2010 | 20704707 |
| malaria in greece, 1975 to 2010. | malaria, which was endemic in greece in the past, was officially eliminated in 1974. since that time and up to 2010, a number of imported cases (ranging from 19 to 76) have been annually reported. the total number of reported laboratory-confirmed cases between 1975 and 2010 was 1,419. plasmodium falciparum was identified in 628 (44%) of these cases, while p. vivax was found in 524 (37%). of the total cases, 1,123 (79%) were male (ratio males vs. females: 3.78). age was only available for 490 cas ... | 2012 | 23231856 |