Imported malaria in Bulgaria, status and prognosis after eradication in 1965

This retrospective analysis assessed all recorded malaria cases in Bulgaria after 1965, when the country was certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), and evaluated the readiness of the public health system to interrupt an outbreak of local transmission in case of infection importation.

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Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Iskra G. Rainova, Rumen N. Harizanov, Iskren T. Kaftandjiev, Ognyan D. Mikov, Nina D. Tsvetkova Source Type: research

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