Abstract
We report on a cluster of relapsing vivax malaria among Eritrean refugees residing in Israel. Since the beginning of 2010, 15 cases have been identified. Five of the six patients who had complete medical and epidemiological histories, reported Sudan as the place of primary infection during their journey to Israel, and having had the first relapse in Israel, six months later (median). Suggested place of exposure is the region of the Eritrean refugee camps in Sudan.
Highlights
Malaria, once endemic in Israel, was eradicated almost 50 years ago, its vectors, several malariatransmitting species of Anopheles mosquitoes, still exist in various parts of the country [1,2]
There is a cluster of relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria among Eritrean refugees in Israel
Five cases of non-traveller malaria were reported in the district from 2006 to 2009 (Figure)
Summary
Once endemic in Israel, was eradicated almost 50 years ago, its vectors, several malariatransmitting species of Anopheles mosquitoes, still exist in various parts of the country [1,2]. Every year between 60 and 100 imported cases of malaria are reported to the Ministry of Health. Most of these cases are travellers returning from endemic countries to Israel and only few of them are immigrants from SubSaharan Africa [3]. There is a cluster of relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria among Eritrean refugees in Israel. The epidemiological investigation, which is summarised here, was conducted by the local health office in Tel Aviv and is limited to the Tel Aviv district
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