AIRPORT MALARIA - STUDY OF 6 CASES CONTRA CTED NEAR ROISSY IN 1994 - INDISPENSABLE PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Authors
GIACOMINI T MOUCHET J MATHIEU P PETITHORY JC
Citation
T. Giacomini et al., AIRPORT MALARIA - STUDY OF 6 CASES CONTRA CTED NEAR ROISSY IN 1994 - INDISPENSABLE PREVENTIVE MEASURES, Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine, 179(2), 1995, pp. 335-353
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00014079
Volume
179
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
335 - 353
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-4079(1995)179:2<335:AM-SO6>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
During the very hot 1994 summer, six new cases of airport malaria have been observed in and around Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Four pa tients were regular or occasionnal airport employees. The two other ca ses were inhabitants of a city at 7 km. Entomological investigations s uggest that cars of airport employees served to disseminate anopheline s outside the airport areas. The six cases were very severe. One patie nt died. Apparently, W.H.O. recommandations on aircraft disinsecting p rocedures have not been fully followed. There is obviously a threat fo r areas near the airports.