Malaria imported into the United Kingdom: 2017
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Introduction
Malaria is a serious and potentially life threatening febrile illness caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. There are five species of Plasmodium that infect humans: P. falciparum (responsible for the most severe form of malaria and the most deaths), P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi.
Malaria does not currently occur naturally in the UK but travel-associated cases are reported in those who have returned to the UK or arrived (either as a visitor or migrant to the UK) from malaria endemic areas.
General trend
In 2017, 1,792 cases of imported malaria were reported in the UK (1,708 in England, 50 in Scotland, 24 in Wales and 10 in Northern Ireland), 10.8% higher than reported in 2016 (N=1,618) and 15.0% above the mean number of 1,558 cases reported between 2008 and 2017.
In the last ten years (between 2008 and 2017), t...
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