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“A case of native malaria has been diagnosed by the Verona Hospital in a person with no history of recent travel to countries where the disease is endemic.”
This was communicated by the Prevention Directorate of the Veneto Region.
“Malaria – add the regional technicians – is an infectious disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of mosquitoes infected with a parasite (Plasmodium). The disease manifests itself with fever, intense chills, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain. Malaria is a treatable disease and can be effectively treated if diagnosed and treated promptly, thereby reducing the risk of serious complications.
It is important to underline that malaria is not transmitted from person to person through direct contact, saliva, or sexual intercourse, but exclusively through contact with infected blood or the bite of infected mosquitoes.
The Veneto Region, in close collaboration with the ULSS 9 and the Istituto Zooprophylattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, promptly activated the planned surveillance measures as soon as it received notification of the case:
● in-depth epidemiological investigation into the case
● field investigation with capture and analysis of local vectors
● health surveillance measures aimed at other subjects in places of possible exposure
● preventive disinfestation activities in the area to be carried out based on the results of the checks carried out.
This was communicated by the Prevention Directorate of the Veneto Region.
“Malaria – add the regional technicians – is an infectious disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of mosquitoes infected with a parasite (Plasmodium). The disease manifests itself with fever, intense chills, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain. Malaria is a treatable disease and can be effectively treated if diagnosed and treated promptly, thereby reducing the risk of serious complications.
It is important to underline that malaria is not transmitted from person to person through direct contact, saliva, or sexual intercourse, but exclusively through contact with infected blood or the bite of infected mosquitoes.
The Veneto Region, in close collaboration with the ULSS 9 and the Istituto Zooprophylattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, promptly activated the planned surveillance measures as soon as it received notification of the case:
● in-depth epidemiological investigation into the case
● field investigation with capture and analysis of local vectors
● health surveillance measures aimed at other subjects in places of possible exposure
● preventive disinfestation activities in the area to be carried out based on the results of the checks carried out.
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