Malaria risk to travellers.

Malaria prophylaxis for travellers.

Fatal falciparum malaria in Canadian travellers.

The authors report 2 cases of severe falciparum malaria in Canadians that had fatal outcomes. In the first case a man presented to a local hospital shortly after returning from Africa, but a diagnosis of malaria was not considered. He was transferred to a secondary and then to a tertiary care facility, where he subsequently died. Intravenous quinidine therapy, the treatment of choice, was unava...

Malaria chemoprophylaxis problems among travellers to endemic areas.

This high degree of polio control can be credited primarily to steadily increasing vaccination coverage of the target populations. The use of special immunization tactics, such as national vaccination days scheduled two or three times a year, has contributed significantly to this increased vaccination coverage. Overall, data from reporting countries indicate that the proportion of children unde...

Rabies risk among travellers.

Tribal Community Visit to Malaria-Endemic Areas Can Pose Risk to Car Nicobar Island: Deterrent for Malaria Elimination

Introduction: In the past 10 years, a declining trend was seen in the annual parasite incidence (API) of malaria in the Car Nicobar Island. For the past few years, the API in the island has been below one. Car Nicobar Island is struggling with malaria cases reported to have been brought from other, malaria-endemic islands. Methods: The movements of people...