Table 3

Presentation of imported malaria in five case series1 4 7 10 11

No. of casesFalciparum (%)Location of travelNon-immune (%)Immune (%)Thrombocytopaenia total <150Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly (%)
1Ladhani et al1 (290 patients)8590% Africa683257%Not investigated
2Ladhani et al4 (211 patients)9194% Africa821864%60%
3Arnáez et al7 (60 patients)7298% Africa772345%77%
4Leahy et al10 (66 patients)9797% Africa5248Not investigatedNot investigated
5Chalumeau et al11 (29 patients)100100% Africa100062%20%
Total656 patients8893% Africa742659%59%