Post-mortem diagnosis of imported malaria in France: a case report

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Jacques Sevestre, Caroline Bernardi, Morgane Gillet, Pascal Delaunay, Youta Fanjat, Giorgio Toni, Pierre Marty, Véronique Alunni, Christelle Pomares
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: Malaria; Plasmodium; Cerebral malaria; Malaria diagnosis; Malaria prevention; Travel medicine; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Traveller
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03806-y; https://doaj.org/article/00c763882b374466b10e6d41043099db

Abstract Background Malaria is a potentially lethal parasitic disease due to infection by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted by Anopheles mosquito vectors. Various preventative measures may be recommended for travellers who visit endemic areas. The diagnosis is generally evoked in the context of a fe...