Nosocomial Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Spain, 2024

Nosocomial Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Spain, 2024

We report nosocomial Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Spain, which was confirmed microbiologically and genomically. Transmission occurred through insufficiently disinfected reusable syringe lead shielding during thyroid scintigraphy. Genomic analysis showed high similarity between isolates from ind...

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Main Authors: Manuel F. Liroa Romero, Maite Ruiz Pérez de Pipaón, Maria D. Navarro Amuedo, Jose M. Rubio Muñoz, Jose M. Jiménez-Hoyuela, Jose M. Cisneros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
vector-borne infections
acquired malaria
parenteral transmission
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1932_article
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