Romi R, Boccolini D, Majori G
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Euro Surveill. 2001 Oct;6(10):143-7. doi: 10.2807/esm.06.10.00378-en.
In 1999-2000, a total of 2060 malaria cases were reported by the ISS. Most of the patients took inappropriate treatments or did not have any prophylaxis. Ninety-three per cent became infected in African malarious countries, 4% in Asian countries, and 3% in Latin America. P. falciparum accounted for 84% of the cases, followed by P. vivax (8%), P. ovale (5%), and P. malariae (2%). Deaths corresponded to an annual case fatality rate of 0.3% in 1999 and 0.5% in 2000. In general, imported malaria cases reflect the number of Italian travellers who underestimate the infection risk in Asian and Latin American malarious countries and permanent residents of African origin who visit their relatives in their native countries.
1999年至2000年期间，国际卫生系统（ISS）共报告了2060例疟疾病例。大多数患者接受了不恰当的治疗或未采取任何预防措施。93%的患者在非洲疟疾流行国家感染，4%在亚洲国家感染，3%在拉丁美洲感染。恶性疟原虫占病例的84%，其次是间日疟原虫（8%）、卵形疟原虫（5%）和三日疟原虫（2%）。1999年的死亡率对应年病死率为0.3%，2000年为0.5%。一般来说，输入性疟疾病例反映了低估亚洲和拉丁美洲疟疾流行国家感染风险的意大利旅行者以及前往原籍国探亲的非洲裔永久居民的数量。
