Table 3.
Clinical features of the malaria cases [all diagnoses were confirmed except in 4 patients (two P. vivax mono-infections were probable diagnoses, and in two mixed infections, P. falciparum infection was probable while P. vivax infection was confirmed)] in Eritrean migrants
| Time of onset in relation to time of arrival in the host countrya | |
| Onset of symptoms before arrival | 31 (31.0%) |
| Onset of symptoms after arrival | 69 (69.0%) |
| Time between arrival date and onset of symptoms in patients with onset after arrival (N = 69) | 94.9 days (148.9) |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 39 days (0–721) |
| Median (range) | |
| Time between onset of symptoms and visit date to GeoSentinel clinic (N = 69) | 9.9 days (19.1) |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 3 days (0–92) |
| Median (range) | |
| Location of care | |
| Inpatient | 96 (65.8%) |
| Outpatient | 50 (34.2%) |
| Malaria classification | |
| Non-severe | 137 (93.9%) |
| Severe and complicatedb | 9 (6.1%) |
| Main symptoms | |
| Fever/sweats/chills | 143 (98.0%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 14 (9.6%) |
| Fatigue | 12 (8.2%) |
| Headaches | 11 (7.5%) |
| Respiratory | 10 (6.9%) |
| Neurologic | 5 (3.4%) |
| Genito-urinary/renal | 3 (2.1%) |
| Cardiac | 2 (1.4%) |
aInformation available for 100 patients out of 146
bP. vivax infection with severe anaemia (n = 3), P. vivax infection with renal failure (n = 1), P. vivax infection with cardiovascular failure (n = 1), P. falciparum infection with severe anaemia (n = 1), P. falciparum infection with hyperparasitaemia and respiratory failure (n = 1), unknown malaria species infection with neurological symptoms (n = 1) and unknown malaria species infection with cardiovascular failure (n = 1)