| a 2-year entomological study of potential malaria vectors in central italy. | europe was officially declared free from malaria in 1975; nevertheless, this disease remains a potential problem related to the presence of former vectors, belonging to the anopheles maculipennis complex. autochthonous-introduced malaria cases, recently reported in european countries, together with the predicted climatic and environmental changes, have increased the concern of health authorities over the possible resurgence of this disease in the mediterranean basin. in italy, to study the distr ... | 2009 | 19485768 |
| 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 |