Travelers' malaria among foreigners at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand - a 6-year review (2000-2005).
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.
Piyaphanee
Watcharapong
W
Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tewpe@mahidol.ac.th
Krudsood
Srivicha
S
Silachamroon
Udomsak
U
Pornpininworakij
Karnchana
K
Danwiwatdecha
Phatcharee
P
Chamnachanan
Supat
S
Wilairatana
Polrat
P
Looareesuwan
Sornchai
S
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel