Malaria following a blood exposure accident: about a case

Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2017 Aug 1;75(4):455-456. doi: 10.1684/abc.2017.1256.

Abstract

Each year, hundreds of cases of malaria are reported in Morocco and occur after anopheles in patients who have stayed in endemic areas, but transmission following an accident of exposure to blood is rare or exceptional, only about 20 cases are published. We report a case of malaria in a nursing staff following an accidental sting with a catheter needle.

Keywords: blood exposure accidents; malaria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Occupational*
  • Adult
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Humans
  • Malaria / diagnosis*
  • Malaria / transmission*
  • Male
  • Military Facilities
  • Morocco
  • Needlestick Injuries / diagnosis
  • Needlestick Injuries / parasitology
  • Nursing Assistants*
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Travel