[Malaria in the United Nations troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during 2005].
This prospective study examined malaria among United Nations troops participating in Operation MONUC in the town of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo from April through October, 2005. Of 245 soldiers hospitalized, 105 were diagnosed with malaria, 93.6% with Plasmodium falciparum. All but one were men, and their median age was 43.5 years (range:29-52 years). South African (40/105) and Moroccan (22/105) soldiers accounted for the majority. Cases were collected mainly from May through July.
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D000328:Adult; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014480:United Nations