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Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases. / Pinsent, Amy; Read, Jonathan M.; Griffin, Jamie T. et al.
In: Malaria Journal, Vol. 13, 298, 04.08.2014.

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Pinsent, A, Read, JM, Griffin, JT, Smith, V, Gething, PW, Ghani, AC, Pasvol, G & Hollingsworth, TD 2014, 'Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases', Malaria Journal, vol. 13, 298. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-298

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Pinsent, A., Read, J. M., Griffin, J. T., Smith, V., Gething, P. W., Ghani, A. C., Pasvol, G., & Hollingsworth, T. D. (2014). Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases. Malaria Journal, 13, Article 298. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-298

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Pinsent A, Read JM, Griffin JT, Smith V, Gething PW, Ghani AC et al. Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases. Malaria Journal. 2014 Aug 4;13:298. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-298

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Pinsent, Amy ; Read, Jonathan M. ; Griffin, Jamie T. et al. / Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases. In: Malaria Journal. 2014 ; Vol. 13.

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title = "Risk factors for UK Plasmodium falciparum cases",
abstract = "Background: An increasing proportion of malaria cases diagnosed in UK residents with a history of travel to malaria endemic areas are due to Plasmodium falciparum.Methods: In order to identify travellers at most risk of acquiring malaria a proportional hazards model was used to estimate the risk of acquiring malaria stratified by purpose of travel and age whilst adjusting for entomological inoculation rate (EIR) and duration of stay in endemic countries.Results: Travellers visiting friends and relatives and business travellers were found to have significantly higher hazard of acquiring malaria (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) relative to that of holiday makers 7.4, 95% CI 6.4-8.5, p <0. 0001 and HR 3.4, 95% CI 2.9-3.8, p <0. 0001, respectively). All age-groups were at lower risk than children aged 0-15 years.Conclusions: These estimates of the increased risk for business travellers and those visiting friends and relatives should be used to inform programmes to improve awareness of the risks of malaria when travelling.",
keywords = "Imported malaria, Falciparum, Travel, MALARIA ENDEMIC COUNTRIES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, IMPORTED MALARIA, VISITING FRIENDS, TRAVELERS, CHILDREN, SURVEILLANCE, KNOWLEDGE, TRANSMISSION, PROPHYLAXIS",
author = "Amy Pinsent and Read, {Jonathan M.} and Griffin, {Jamie T.} and Valerie Smith and Gething, {Peter W.} and Ghani, {Azra C.} and Geoffrey Pasvol and Hollingsworth, {T. Deirdre}",
year = "2014",
month = aug,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1186/1475-2875-13-298",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
journal = "Malaria Journal",
issn = "1475-2875",
publisher = "BioMed Central",

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AU - Pinsent, Amy

AU - Read, Jonathan M.

AU - Griffin, Jamie T.

AU - Smith, Valerie

AU - Gething, Peter W.

AU - Ghani, Azra C.

AU - Pasvol, Geoffrey

AU - Hollingsworth, T. Deirdre

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AB - Background: An increasing proportion of malaria cases diagnosed in UK residents with a history of travel to malaria endemic areas are due to Plasmodium falciparum.Methods: In order to identify travellers at most risk of acquiring malaria a proportional hazards model was used to estimate the risk of acquiring malaria stratified by purpose of travel and age whilst adjusting for entomological inoculation rate (EIR) and duration of stay in endemic countries.Results: Travellers visiting friends and relatives and business travellers were found to have significantly higher hazard of acquiring malaria (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) relative to that of holiday makers 7.4, 95% CI 6.4-8.5, p <0. 0001 and HR 3.4, 95% CI 2.9-3.8, p <0. 0001, respectively). All age-groups were at lower risk than children aged 0-15 years.Conclusions: These estimates of the increased risk for business travellers and those visiting friends and relatives should be used to inform programmes to improve awareness of the risks of malaria when travelling.

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KW - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

KW - IMPORTED MALARIA

KW - VISITING FRIENDS

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KW - KNOWLEDGE

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