Influx of diverse, drug resistant and transmissible Plasmodium falciparum into a malaria-free setting in Qatar

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Origin of imported malaria cases in Qatar between 2013 and 2016. The percentage values in brackets represent the proportion of one species originating from the country listed. The information on the originating country of the expatriates was obtained in response to the questionnaire and may not reflect all countries through which the individual travelled prior to arrival in Qatar

Country	Origin	*P. vivax (%)*	*P. falciparum (%)*	*P. vivax + P. falciparum*
The Indian Subcontinent	India	148 (46.5%)	18 (15.3%)	2
	Pakistan	104 (32.7%)	4 (3.4%)	0
	Sri Lanka	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Nepal	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0
Africa	Mauritania	1 (0.3%)	0	0
	Sudan	34 (10.7%)	36 (30.5%)	4
	Kenya	3 (0.9%)	16 (13.6%)	3
	Nigeria	3 (0.9%)	11 (9.3%)	2
	Eritrea	5 (1.6%)	10 (8.5%)	1
	Ethiopia	5 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	0
	Ghana	1 (0.3%)	3 (2.5%)	0
	Rwanda	0	2 (1.7%)	0
	Cameroon	0	2 (1.7%)	0
	Tanzania	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0
	Djibouti	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Democratic Republic of Congo	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Republic of Ivory Coast	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Chad	0	1 (0.8%)	0
Others^a	Romania	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	USA	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Syria	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Qatar	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Saudi Arabia	0	1 (0.8%)	0
	Spain	0	1(0.8%)	0
	Canada	1(0.3%)	0	0
Total		318	118	12

Others^a: Reported by patients who have been on a visit to malaria-endemic countries

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