Prolonged Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Immigrants, Paris

Abstract

Few immigrant travelers have Plasmodium falciparum infections >2 months after leaving malaria-endemic areas. We conducted a case–control study to identify factors associated with prolonged P. falciparum infection in immigrant travelers. Results suggest that P. falciparum infection should be systematically suspected, even months after travel, especially in pregnant women and first-arrival immigrants.

Keywords

• Plasmodium falciparum
• imported malaria
• prolonged infection
• traveler
• immigrant
• pregnancy