Recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported from Sub-Saharan Africa: a report of two cases and the first detection of artemisinin resistance in Italy
The first imported case of artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum in Italy from sub-Saharan Africa underscores the need for continuous surveillance and eventually adapting treatment protocols.
Authors
- Carlo Severini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-0278)
- Spinello Antinori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-9407)
- Anna Gigantiello
- Andrea Poloni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-8101)
- L’Episcopia Mariangela
- Alice Covizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-2883)
- Davide Bernasconi
- Valeria Colombo
- Mario Corbellino
- Daniela Boccolini
Institutions
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Luigi Sacco Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102950
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00