Background Numbers of travellers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) from Europe to
malaria endemic countries are increasing and include long-term and second generation …

Background The indications for prescribing malaria chemoprophylaxis lack a solid evidence
base that results in subjectivity and wide variation of practice across countries and among …

Introduction Malaria prevention can be complex due to the individual characteristics of the
traveller, travel destination, duration of stay and type of travel. Our aim in this study was to …

Background The aim of this systematic review was to identify predictors of actual or intended
adherence with malaria chemoprophylaxis amongst travellers from non-endemic countries …

Background The burden of imported malaria is predominantly in travellers visiting friends
and relatives (VFR) in sub-Saharan Africa. The failure of this group to use chemoprophylaxis …

Background More than 200 million cases of malaria with more than 600,000 deaths per year
occurred worldwide. The growing number of people travelling to tropical destinations led to …

Background The considerable malaria decline in several countries challenges the strategy
of chemoprophylaxis for travellers visiting moderate-to low-risk areas. An international …

Background The number of malaria cases imported to Denmark has been increasing for
some years. To analyze the background for this we assessed the use of protective measures …

Controversy exists about which antimalarial chemoprophylaxis regimen should be used
among travellers to Africa: the WHO and other experts recommend the use of mefloquine …

Background: There are several possible malaria prevention strategies for travellers. In
Switzerland, chemoprophylaxis (CP) is recommended for persons visiting areas highly …