Changing Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Imported Malaria in Belgium

Background In the early nineties the increase of imported malaria in some European countries was temporarily halted, but it resumed in 1994. More Africans, more European travelers, and fewer long‐term residents were counted amongst patients. A shift towards more subacute disease has been noted. This study intends to assess whether the same trends were observed in Belgium. Methods Clinical and epidemiological data of 128 patients treated for malaria in 1997 at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and the University Hospital of Antwerp were compared with 209 malaria patients treated in 1988/1989.... Mehr ...