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PRO/EDR> Malaria – Greece: P. vivax, mass drug administration
Malaria -- GreeceAbstractGreece was declared malaria-free in 1974 after a long antimalarial fight. In 2011-2012, an outbreak of _P. vivax_ malaria was reported in Evrotas, an agricultural area in Southern Greece, where a large number of immigrants from endemic countries live and work. A total of 46 locally acquired and 38 imported malaria cases were detected. Despite a significant decrease of the number of malaria cases in 2012, a mass drug administration (MDA) program was considered as an additional Read more [...]
