Rare infection reported in northern Cyprus

22 September 2017

Cyprus: Rare malaria in north. The latest European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) weekly bulletin reports on three cases of locally acquired malaria (Plasmodium vivax) originating from the northern district of Kyrenia(Esentepe). All three (two were related) had stayed in the same area in August. The ECDC report gives further details on introduced or airport acquired malaria infections in other EU countries, plus local cases in Greece. Read more

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