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Der Internist, 2006 Imported malaria is an important problem in non-endemic areas because of increasing numbers of travelers, overseas workers and immigrants. Since the presentation of malaria is vague and nonspecific, the diagnosis should be considered in any appropriately symptomatic patient with a history of travel to a malaria-endemic area.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 Malaria is a common and dangerous tropical disease, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through the bite of the anopheles mosquito. This article reviews the prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of malaria, and outlines key aspects of pre-travel advice.
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Malaria is caused in humans by five species of single-celled eukaryotic Plasmodium parasites (mainly Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax) that are transmitted by the bite of Anopheles spp. mosquitoes.
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Malaria, malaria and more malaria
Parasitology Today, 1997 'The proliferation of intemational meetrags focusing on malaria ~s, in part, a reflection of the increased awareness of the scientifc commu,-,ity of the extent of the problem which, despite them significant successes, malaria continues to present. European Commissionsupported researchers have been in the vanguard of recent developments in international
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The Lancet, 2014 Although global morbidity and mortality have decreased substantially, malaria, a parasite infection of red blood cells, still kills roughly 2000 people per day, most of whom are children in Africa. Two factors largely account for these decreases; increased deployment of insecticide-treated bednets and increased availability of highly effective ...
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Evidence of decline of malaria in the general hospital of Libreville, Gabon from 2000 to 2008. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Substantial decline in malaria transmission, morbidity and mortality has been reported in several countries where new malaria control strategies have been implemented.
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The effect of dams and seasons on malaria incidence and anopheles abundance in Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Reservoirs created by damming rivers are often believed to increase malaria incidence risk and/or stretch the period of malaria transmission. In this paper, we report the effects of a mega hydropower dam on P.
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2019 The global burden of malaria remains high, with 216 million cases causing 445,000 deaths in 2016 despite first-line treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy. Decreasing transmission in Africa shifts the risk for severe malaria to older age groups as premunition wanes. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with intravenous artesunate in addition to
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves administering antimalarial drugs at monthly intervals during the high malaria transmission period to children aged 3 to 59 months as recommended by the World Health Organization.
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