Malaria outbreak among French army troops returning from the Ivory Coast.

Mayet, Aurélie; Lacassagne, David; Juzan, Nicolas; Chaudier, Bernard; Haus-Cheymol, Rachel; Berger, Franck; Romand, Olivier; Ollivier, Lénaick; Verret, Catherine; Deparis, Xavier; Spiegel, André

Mayet, Aurélie; Lacassagne, David; Juzan, Nicolas; Chaudier, Bernard; Haus-Cheymol, Rachel; Berger, Franck; Romand, Olivier; Ollivier, Lénaick; Verret, Catherine; Deparis, Xavier; Spiegel, André.

Affiliation

Mayet A; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Northern Sector, Val-de-Grâce School of Military Medicine, Paris, France. aurelie marie@hotmail.fr

J Travel Med ; 17(5): 353-5, 2010.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20920059

ABSTRACT

In 2006, a French Army unit reported 39 malaria cases among service persons returning from Ivory Coast. Thirty, including three serious forms, occurred after the return to France. The risk of post-return malaria was higher than the risk in Ivory Coast. Half of the imported cases had stopped post-return chemoprophylaxis early.

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Disease Outbreaks; Malaria/diagnosis; Malaria/epidemiology; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data; Travel; Adult; Antimalarials/therapeutic use; Cote d'Ivoire/epidemiology; Female; France/epidemiology; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Malaria/drug therapy; Male; Quinine/therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Travel / Disease Outbreaks / Malaria / Military Personnel Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa / Europa Language: En Journal: J Travel Med Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2010 Type: Article

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