What We Do
Epidemiological Surveillance of Malaria
Santé publique France analyzes and monitors trends in notifiable diseases, including malaria.
The purpose of the mandatory reporting system is to detect and report notifiable diseases in order to:
take action and prevent the risk of epidemics;
analyze trends in these diseases over time;
adapt public health policies to the needs of the population.
In mainland France, only cases of locally acquired malaria (contracted in mainland France) must be reported. Reported cases are investigated to confirm their local origin and, if necessary, trigger appropriate control measures.
Since 1985, surveillance of imported malaria cases has relied on a network of mainland parasitology laboratories, coordinated by the National Reference Center for Malaria. Based on the representativeness of this network, the annual number of cases, estimated by extrapolation, ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 imported malaria cases.
In the French overseas departments, cases of locally acquired or imported malaria must be reported in order to trigger control measures focused primarily on mosquito control around each case.
The Importance of Reporting
Physicians and laboratory professionals who diagnose a case of notifiable malaria must report it immediately and by any appropriate means (phone, fax, email) to the physician at the Regional Health Agency (ARS) in their area of practice. Thus, early reporting of a case of indigenous malaria allows for a rapid investigation to determine the source of transmission (maternal-fetal or transfusion-related transmission, proximity to an airport, vector-borne transmission, etc.) and, if necessary, to implement appropriate control measures.
It also allows for monitoring the spread of the disease over time and space and for coordinating an appropriate response, particularly through targeted vector control measures in the French overseas departments.
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Indigenous malaria
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Confirmed case: Clinical · Presence of Plasmodium in a smear or thick smear and no history of travel to a malaria-endemic area within 12 months prior to the onset of symptoms. For residents of French Guiana, presence of Plasmodium in a smear or thick smear and no history of travel abroad in the 12 months prior to the onset of symptoms.
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Imported malaria in the French Overseas Departments
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Surveillance partners:
Regional Health Agencies (ARS)
Overview and contact information for the ARS: https://www.ars.sante.fr/
National Reference Center - Coordinating Laboratory
AP-HP Bichat
Head: Prof. Sandrine HOUZÉ
Tel.: 01 40 25 78 81 - 01 70 64 94 33
Email: sandrine.houze@aphp.fr
Address:
GHU AP-HP NORD - Bichat Hospital Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory 46, rue Henri Huchard - 75877 Paris Cedex 18
Secretariat: 01 40 25 78 97 – Laboratory: 01 40 25 63 69 or 01 40 25 63 51 - Fax: 01 40 25 63 50 or 01 40 25 67 63
Website: https://cnr-paludisme.fr/
Institut Pasteur of French Guiana - Affiliated Laboratory
Institut Pasteur of French Guiana
Director: Dr. Lise MUSSET
Tel.: 05 94 29 68 40
Email: lmusset@pasteur-cayenne.fr
Address:
Institut Pasteur of French Guiana Parasitology Laboratory 23, avenue Pasteur - P.O. Box 6010 - 97306 Cayenne Cedex - French Guiana
Secretariat: 05 94 29 58 21 - Fax: 05 94 31 80 83 - Email: cnrpaludisme@pasteur-cayenne.fr
CNR - Affiliated Laboratory
AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière
Head: Dr. Marc THELLIER
Tel.: 01 42 16 01 48
Email: marc.thellier@aphp.fr
Address: GHU AP-HP iPLESP - Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital - 75651 Paris Cedex 13
Secretariat: 01 42 46 01 65 - Fax: 01 42 16 13 28
CNR - Affiliated Laboratory
Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA)
Director: Dr. Bruno PRADINES
Tel.: 06 15 79 84 11
Email: bruno.pradines@gmail.com
Address:
IRBA Armed Forces Biomedical Research
Institute Parasitology and Entomology Unit University
Hospital Institute
27, boulevard Jean Moulin - 13005 Marseille
To learn more about the missions of the National Reference Centers, click here.
Ministry of Health: http://www.sante.gouv.fr/
Report Form for the Regional Health Agency (ARS) on Indigenous Malaria in Metropolitan France and the Overseas Departments
Report Form for Notifying the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Imported Malaria Cases in the French Overseas Departments
Informing the public about the reporting of notifiable diseases
Malaria Prevention
As part of its prevention efforts, Santé publique France helps disseminate information to healthcare professionals
Health Recommendations for Travelers | High Council for Public Health
Health recommendations for travelers intended for healthcare professionals | Ministry of Health
World Health Organization | Malaria fact sheet
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