Malaria in Illegal Chinese Immigrants, Italy
Malaria in Illegal Chinese Immigrants, Italy
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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English
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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A cluster of 22 imported malaria cases, 21 caused by Plasmodium falciparum, was observed among illegal Chinese immigrants in northern Italy in the summer of 2000. The rate of severe disease was high because the patients were not immune and they sought health-care services late in their illness because of their clandestine status. Recognition of the...
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Malaria in Illegal Chinese Immigrants, Italy
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_db86a0c5560c409cb6627a7f24ca8a73
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_db86a0c5560c409cb6627a7f24ca8a73
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid0706.010628
