title: Malaria diagnosed by autopsy in a young traveler returning from Uganda: limitations of surveillance.
abstract: Fatal infectious disease acquired during international travel is less likely to be captured through existing surveillance when diagnosis is delayed or missed, especially as autopsy rates decline. Death of a young girl owing to malaria demonstrates needs for increased examination of travel-related deaths through postmortem investigation, autopsy, and expanded surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Sciences, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. CATaylor1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Dianna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.forename: Constance R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Diangelo
authors.forename: Wun-Ju
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shieh
authors.forename: Sherif R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zaki
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Arguin
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003253:Consultants; D003933:Diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014195:Travel; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology