Abstract
In October 2010, one case of autochthonous malaria due to Plasmodium vivax was diagnosed in Spain. The case occurred in Aragon, north-eastern Spain, where the vector Anopheles atroparvus is present. Although the source of infection could not be identified, this event highlights that sporadic autochthonous transmission of vector-borne diseases in continental Europe is possible and calls for enhanced surveillance and vector control measures.
Highlights
Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitaemic disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus and endemic in Africa, Asia, Central and South America
In 2008, 5,848 malaria cases were reported; the vast majority of cases for which the species was known were caused by P. falciparum (78%) while less than 10% were caused by P. vivax [4]
The principal potential anopheline vector of malaria in Spain is Anopheles atroparvus which is widely distributed throughout Spain (Figure) and can transmit Asiatic strains of P. vivax but is refractory to African strains of P. falciparum [7]
Summary
Citation style for this article: Santa-Olalla Peralta P, Vazquez-Torres MC, Latorre-Fandós E, Mairal-Claver P, Cortina-Solano P, Puy-Azón A, Adiego Sancho B, Leitmeyer K, Lucientes-Curdi J, Sierra-Moros MJ. First autochthonous malaria case due to Plasmodium vivax since eradication, Spain, October 2010. In October 2010, one case of autochthonous malaria due to Plasmodium vivax was diagnosed in Spain. The case occurred in Aragon, north-eastern Spain, where the vector Anopheles atroparvus is present. The source of infection could not be identified, this event highlights that sporadic autochthonous transmission of vector-borne diseases in continental Europe is possible and calls for enhanced surveillance and vector control measures
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