Malaria reemergence in Northern Afghanistan.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Faulde, Michael K.; Hoffmann, Ralf; Fazilat, Khair M.; Hoerauf, Achim | Copyright information

Field investigations were conducted in Kundoz Province, an Afghan high-risk area, to determine factors responsible for the rapid reemergence of malaria in that country, where 3 million cases were estimated to have occurred during 2002. Results indicate the presence of nonrice-field--dependent Plasmodium falciparum and rice-field--associated P. vivax malaria.

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In 2002, the total malaria incidence in Afghanistan was estimated to be 3 million cases per...

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