Transfusion Malaria as a Consequence of the 1974 War between Turkey and Greece—Two Cases

Robert M. Maulitz Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, New York City Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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John S. Marr Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, New York City Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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Howard B. Shookhoff Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, New York City Department of Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.1
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Two cases of transfusion induced Plasmodium malariae malaria that occurred in August and September 1974 in New York City were direct results of the outbreak of war between Turkey and Greece on the island of Cyprus in July 1974. The cases could be traced to two Greek immigrants with latent infection (one being the longest ever recorded) who independently donated blood after solicitation for people in need living in the country of their ancestors. In view of current rules for donor acceptability, attention should be directed domestically towards careful surveillance for an increased occurrence of transfusion malaria.

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Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, located in the City of New York, Department of Health.

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Copyright © 1976 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1976
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07 Jun 1975
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Jan 1976
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