Abstract
Twelve Finnish tourists contracted falciparum malaria from Gambia in the period between 3 and 27 November 2008. None of them had used adequate malaria chemoprophylaxis.
Highlights
Between 20 and 30 cases of imported malaria are diagnosed every year in Finland; most of them are contracted in Africa
The travellers came from different parts of Finland, and they stayed in different tourist resorts in Gambia, approximately 20 km from the capital city Banjul
Two travellers had not been informed about the risk of malaria; one of them had booked the trip by telephone, the other one on the internet
Summary
Between 20 and 30 cases of imported malaria are diagnosed every year in Finland (population 5.3 million); most of them are contracted in Africa. The cluster of twelve patients described here raises the total number in 2008 to 36 cases to date. The other patients stayed in Gambia for one to two weeks. All except one had booked the trip from the same travel agency.
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