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Travelers' malaria among foreigners at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand - a 6-year review (2000-2005)  

Piyaphanee Watcharapong (Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
Krudsood Srivicha (Department of Tropical Hygiene, Mahidol University)
Silachamroon Udomsak (Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
Pornpininworakij Karnchana (Department of Medical Entomology, Mahidol University)
Danwiwatdecha Phatcharee (Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
Chamnachanan Supat (Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
Wilairatana Polrat (Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
Looareesuwan Sornchai (Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.44, no.3, 2006 , pp. 229-232 More about this Journal
Abstract
We retrospectively examined the charts of travelers admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, with malaria during the years 2000-2005. Twenty-one cases of malaria were identified, of which 12 (57%) were Plasmodium vivax infections and 9 (43%) were P. falciparum infections. There was one mixed case with vivax and falciparum infection. Only 1 P. falciparum case had complications. All cases were successfully treated with standard antimalarial drugs. Only 3 of the 21 cases were thought to be acquired in Thailand, the rest were regarded to be imported.
Keywords
Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; travelers' malaria; imported malaria; Thailand;
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