Malaria: a case report in Oklahoma and a review of prophylaxis for travelers.
Most cases of malaria in the United States, including the case described below, are due to travelers not taking proper prophylactic medications. With a potentially long incubation period, patients are frequently misdiagnosed (often with viral syndrome or pharyngitis) and correct treatment is delayed. Effective preventative medicines include Malarone, mefloquine, and doxycycline. Chloroquine, a staple of malaria prevention in the past, now has very limited usefulness due to drug resistance.
Pommer
David A
DA
Saint Anthony Hospital, USA.
Hodgden
Jeffrey D
JD
D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel
D000962:Antimalarials