title: Malaria in the Traveler: How to Manage Before Departure and Evaluate Upon Return.
abstract: Malaria is the clinical syndrome when a patient experiences symptoms in response to infection with one of several strains of the Plasmodium parasite. This article is intended for health care providers to become familiar with some of the basics of care of patients who are travelling to or returning from an area with ongoing malaria transmission. The specific focus is on patients from nonendemic areas who plan on travel for a finite period to an area where malaria is endemic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 850 Republican Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: willhahn@uw.edu.
authors.forename: William O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 850 Republican Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pottinger
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018890:Chemoprevention; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014195:Travel; D057236:Travel Medicine
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D007302:Insect Repellents
keywords: Chemoprophylaxis; Fever in returning traveler; Malaria; Plasmodium; Prevention