First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010

• DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.41.19684-en
• Publication Date: 2017-10-04T10:06:02Z
• Authors: P Santa-Olalla Pe...; M C Vazquez-Torres; E Latorre-Fandós; P Mairal-Claver; P Cortina-Solano; A Puy-Azón; B Adiego Sancho; K Leitmeyer; J Lucientes-Curdi; M J Sierra-Moros
• Keywords: Vivax malaria

In October 2010, one case of autochthonous malaria due to Plasmodium vivax was diagnosed in Spain. The occurred Aragon, north-eastern Spain, where the vector Anopheles atroparvus is present. Although source infection could not be identified, this event highlights that sporadic transmission vector-borne diseases continental Europe possible and calls for enhanced surveillance control measures.