Background Europeans represent the majority of international travellers and clinicians
encountering returned patients have an essential role in recognizing, and communicating …

Improved data collection methods have produced a clearer picture of travel-associated
health risks and at-risk travelers. Examination of the causes of mortality and morbidity has …

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

Background The WHO recommends that all suspect malaria cases be tested before
receiving treatment. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria can be performed reliably by …

Abstract Background and Methods As a consequence of the rapid evolution of malaria
prophylaxis recommendations throughout the world, the Italian Society of Tropical Medicine …

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

International travel is changing the epidemiology of imported malaria. Our aim was to study
malaria prophylaxis administered to travellers from Greece. The study was conducted during …

At present, a comprehensive, single, safe, and highly effective method to prevent malaria in
travelers to endemic areas is not available, despite considerable recent progress in the …

Background Prior review of pediatric malaria cases in the Washington, DC area raised
concern that there may be systematic barriers to the timely procurement of antimalarial …