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The number of laboratory confirmed malaria cases reported in Greece thus far in 2013, stands at 20, according to The Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of those cases, 17 have been classified as imported (10 cases in migrants from malaria endemic countries and 7 in returning travellers). Of the 17 imported cases, 8 cases are confirmed as P. vivax infections and 9 as P. falciparum infections.
The remaining three autochthonous cases are P. vivax infections and have been reported from agricultural areas where immigrants from malaria endemic countries reside and work. Two from Alexandroupolis municipality in the region of Evros and one from the municipality of Sofades in the Karditsa region.
(Via The Global Dispatch - accessed 29/11/13)
Advice for Travellers
The Hellenic CDC, maintains that the risk of malaria for travellers in Greece is very low. For this reason, chemoprophylaxis for malaria is not recommended for visitors to the areas of Evrotas, Karditsa, Lakonia, East Attiki, Xanthi or Viotia. The use of standard mosquito biting prevention measures is strongly encouraged.
