Airport and luggage (Odyssean) malaria in Europe: a systematic review.

IF 9.9 2区医学 Q1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Eurosurveillance Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.41.2400237

Luisa K Hallmaier-Wacker, Merel D van Eick, Olivier Briët, Hugues Delamare, Gerhard Falkenhorst, Sandrine Houzé, Harold Noël, Javiera Rebolledo, Wim Van Bortel, Céline M Gossner

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BackgroundAirport and luggage (also called Odyssean) malaria are chance events where Plasmodium infection results from the bite of an infected mosquito which was transported by aircraft from a malaria-endemic area. Infrequent case reports and a lack of central data collection challenge a comprehensive overview.AimTo update the epidemiological, clinical and biological understanding of airport and luggage malaria cases in Europe.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review of studies indexed from 1969 to January 2024 in MEDLINE, Embase and OpenGrey databases. A data call to EU/EEA and UK public health institutes was launched in December 2022.ResultsOf the 145 cases (89 cases from 48 studies and 56 cases from the data call) described from nine countries, 105 were classified as airport malaria, 32 as luggage malaria and eight as either airport or luggage malaria. Most airport malaria cases were reported in France (n = 52), Belgium (n = 19) and Germany (n = 9). Half of cases resided or worked near or at an international airport (mean distance of 4.3 km, n = 28). Despite disruptions in air travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one third of cases reported since 2000 occurred between 2018 and 2022, with a peak in 2019.ConclusionWhile airport and luggage malaria cases are rare, reports in Europe have increased, highlighting the need for effective prevention measures and a more structured surveillance of cases in Europe. Prevention measures already in place such as aircraft disinsection should be assessed for compliance and effectiveness.

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欧洲的机场和行李（奥德赛）疟疾：系统回顾。

背景机场和行李（也称奥德赛）疟疾是一种偶然事件，疟原虫感染是由于受感染的蚊子叮咬了从疟疾流行地区乘飞机来的蚊子。我们对 MEDLINE、Embase 和 OpenGrey 数据库中 1969 年至 2024 年 1 月索引的研究进行了系统回顾。结果在来自 9 个国家的 145 个病例（89 个病例来自 48 项研究，56 个病例来自数据征集）中，105 个病例被归类为机场疟疾，32 个病例被归类为行李疟疾，8 个病例被归类为机场疟疾或行李疟疾。大多数机场疟疾病例发生在法国（52 例）、比利时（19 例）和德国（9 例）。半数病例居住或工作在国际机场附近或机场内（平均距离 4.3 千米，n = 28）。尽管在 COVID-19 大流行期间航空旅行受到干扰，但自 2000 年以来报告的病例中有三分之一发生在 2018 年至 2022 年期间，其中 2019 年达到高峰。结论虽然机场和行李箱疟疾病例很少见，但欧洲的报告有所增加，这突出表明需要采取有效的预防措施，并对欧洲的病例进行更有组织的监测。应评估已实施的预防措施（如飞机消毒）的合规性和有效性。

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Eurosurveillance INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

32.70

自引率

2.10%

发文量

430

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Eurosurveillance is a European peer-reviewed journal focusing on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention, and control of communicable diseases relevant to Europe.It is a weekly online journal, with 50 issues per year published on Thursdays. The journal includes short rapid communications, in-depth research articles, surveillance reports, reviews, and perspective papers. It excels in timely publication of authoritative papers on ongoing outbreaks or other public health events. Under special circumstances when current events need to be urgently communicated to readers for rapid public health action, e-alerts can be released outside of the regular publishing schedule. Additionally, topical compilations and special issues may be provided in PDF format.