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Malaria in Europe: risks from airborne Mosquitoes

The Plasmodium parasite can travel in suitcases, packages or on airplanes. The alarm given by Ecd

An alarm has been raised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), regarding the introduction and spread of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium, in Europe through mosquitoes accidentally transported by air in suitcases and packages. This concern has been highlighted in a study published in "Eurosurveillance". Historically, after malaria was eliminated from Western Europe in the...

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