[What is malaria and is it common in Latvia?]
Docenko, M.(Food and Veterinary Service, Riga (Latvia). State Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Centre. Lab. of Food and Environment Control. Parasitological and Ichthyopathological Div.)
Malaria is an infectious disease that is widespread in many tropical and subtropical regions. The disease is caused by a protistan parasite of the genus Plasmodium that is transmitted primarily by female Anopheles mosquitoes. Plasmodium invades and consumes the red blood cells of its host, which leads to symptoms including fever, anaemia, and in severe cases, a coma potentially leading to death. In Latvia malaria was spread in the 50ties of the 20th century. This year (2006) malaria has been detected in parrot - great green macaw (Ara ambiguus) in Riga. Therefore it is very important to determine quarantine and to carry out laboratory investigations in animals and birds that are imported from malaria affected areas for selling in Latvia.
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