Background Each year more and more French travelers are visiting areas where malaria is
endemic. The aim of this study was to assess prophylactic regimens used by French …

The most notable finding in Luthi and Shlagenhauf's [1] recent review-that failure to use
chemoprophylaxis while traveling to malaria-endemic areas is a major risk factor for severe …

BACKGROUND: Imported malaria remains an important, but often unrecognised, health
problem in Europe. Little information exists on the incidence of imported malaria with respect …

Background The use of preventive measures, including effective chemoprophylaxis, is
essential for protection against malaria among travelers. However, data have shown that …

Background Imported malaria continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in the United Kingdom. Low uptake and poor compliance of chemoprophylaxis are thought …

Background Malaria chemoprophylaxis is a mainstay of malaria prevention in travelers.
Adequate pretravel advice forms the basis for efficient malaria prophylaxis. This study …

In order to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria prophylaxis, as
well as its side-effects and efficacy, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to …

Background Malaria is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world and
represents a threat to travellers visiting endemic areas. Chemoprophylaxis is the prevention …

Due to various activities—including those by the World Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation—we are happy to see a global decrease in malaria cases. But too many still …

Nine of 26 French tourists developed malaria after a 2‐week stay under field conditions in a
highly endemic place in Burkina Faso. A study of their preventive antimalarial measures …