[Malaria in travelers returning to Israel from endemic areas: diagnosis of two patients in a family practice].
2 cases of malaria in family practice are described in a 26- and a 50-year-old woman. Both probably could have been prevented had common chemoprophylactic drugs been taken. The risk of malaria is greater than the risk of possible side-effects of the drugs commonly used by travelers for prevention. Family physicians must be aware of the possibility of malaria in young people with fever, especially those who have travelled to equatorial areas and special attention should be given to encourage chemoprophylaxis.
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Dept. of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Jerusalem.
Yinnon
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials; D005194:Family Practice; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000208:ethnology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel
D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine