title: Malaria is an important differential diagnosis in visitors returning from Sri Lankan National Safari Parks.
abstract: Diagnostic confusion may occur between dengue and malaria when febrile patients with thrombocytopenia return from travel to previous malaria endemic areas. Laboratory tests should include blood smear examination for malaria parasites even though current malaria endemicity in Sri Lanka is low.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Central Medical Centre Pvt Ltd, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. ferndeep@gmail.com
authors: Sumadhya D
authors: SD
authors: Fernando
authors: Sarath
authors: S
authors: Paranavitane
authors: Gawrie N L
authors: GN
authors: Galappaththy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel