Plasmodium-infected Anopheles mosquitoes collected in Virginia and Maryland following local transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Loudoun County, Virginia.

LL, Robert; PD, Santos-Ciminera; RG, Andre; GW, Schultz; PG, Lawyer; J, Nigro; P, Masuoka; RA, Wirtz; J, Neely; D, Gaines; CE, Cannon; D, Pettit; CW, Garvey; D, Goodfriend; DR, Roberts

doi:10.2987/8756-971x(2005)21[187:pamciv]2.0.co;2

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Plasmodium-infected Anopheles mosquitoes collected in Virginia and Maryland following local transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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Robert LL

Santos-Ciminera PD

Andre RG

Abstract

Two recent outbreaks of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria in Virginia in 1998 and 2002 demonstrate the continued risk of endemic mosquito-transmitted malaria in heavily populated areas of the eastern United States. Increasing immigration, growth in global travel, and the presence of com...

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