[Analysis of malarial infection among technical personnel dispatched to Burkina Faso, West Africa].
Fifty-six technical personnel, who had been dispatched to carry out the Chinese-aid project in Burkina Faso, West Africa (a highly prevalent area of malaria and infected by asexual from of plasmodium), developed malaria within one year after the repatriation from that country. The number of paroxysm of this disease per individual varied from one to six, with an average of 2.8.
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Medical Clinic, China Construction Material Industrial Company, Beijing.
D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007391:International Cooperation; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014195:Travel