Table 3. Characteristics of travellers with malaria returning from Senegal, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon and reported in France during the period from 2000 to 2011.
| Travellers | Senegal (n = 1,993)* | Mali (n = 2,372)* | Cote d’Ivoire (n = 4,778 )* | Cameroon (n = 3,272)* |
| Median age (year) [Min-Max] | 30 [0–94] | 31 [0–76] | 30 [0–83] | 33 [0–87] |
| Gender ratio (Male/Female) | 2.47 | 2.20 | 1.40 | 1.15 |
| Chemoprophylaxis | ||||
| Yes n (%) | 746 (38) | 959 (41) | 1,955 (41) | 1,048 (32) |
| Duration of stay | ||||
| ≤2 weeks n (%) | 218 (13) | 152 (8) | 457 (12) | 439 (16) |
| 2–4 weeks n (%) | 356 (21) | 361 (18) | 1,150 (30) | 868 (33) |
| 1–3 months n (%) | 699 (41) | 928 (48) | 1,221 (32) | 679 (25) |
| >3 months n (%) | 428 (25) | 498 (26) | 1,021 (26) | 688 (26) |
| Purpose of travel | ||||
| Tourism n (%) | 322 (18) | 251 (12) | 514 (12) | 397 (13) |
| Visit friends and relatives n (%) | 1,108 (61) | 1,520 (71) | 2,482 (58) | 1,738 (59) |
| Severe malaria** | ||||
| Yes n (%) | 136 (7) | 123 (5) | 225 (5) | 177 (5) |
*
Numbers may not add to totals because of missing information.
**
Severe malaria are cases of imported malaria that fulfilled at least one criteria of the WHO clinical and laboratory classification of severity [78].