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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
Human malaria is caused by one or more of four species of intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium (i.e., P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, or P. malariae). The protozoa are transmitted by the bite of an infective female Anopheles species mosquito. The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with endemic transmission. Cases occasionally occur that are acquired through exposure to infected blood products, by congenital transmission, or by local mosquitoborne transmission. Malaria surveillance is conducted to identify episodes of local transmission and to guide prevention recommendations for travelers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0892-3787
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Malaria surveillance--United States, 1998.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports