Malaria Cases: Greece Update
Updated 6/28/2012 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received information updated on malaria in Greece. A case of locally transmitted P. vivax malaria has been reported in a 78 year old Greek citizen who is believed to have acquired the infection in Marathon, which is in the Attica region. His onset of symptoms was around the 7th of June and he reported no travel to an endemic country in the past 5 years. In 2011, an autochthonous case occurred in a nearby location.
The Hellenic CDC continues to work with the European CDC and has responded by enhancing its surveillance systems for malaria cases and malaria vectors. In current and previously affected areas, mosquito control has been intensified, healthcare providers have been educated about early malaria diagnosis and treatment, and the public has been informed about the symptoms of malaria and the prevention of mosquito bites.
Antimalarials are not recommended for Greece at this time.
See the CDC Malaria website for additional health information about malaria including prevention of mosquito bites and drugs for malaria prevention. For general health information for travelers to all areas of the world, see the CDC Traveler's Health website.
A map of Greece showing the locations of Athens and Marathon.
The Hellenic CDC continues to work with the European CDC and has responded by enhancing its surveillance systems for malaria cases and malaria vectors. In current and previously affected areas, mosquito control has been intensified, healthcare providers have been educated about early malaria diagnosis and treatment, and the public has been informed about the symptoms of malaria and the prevention of mosquito bites.
Antimalarials are not recommended for Greece at this time.
See the CDC Malaria website for additional health information about malaria including prevention of mosquito bites and drugs for malaria prevention. For general health information for travelers to all areas of the world, see the CDC Traveler's Health website.
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