Travelers' malaria among foreigners at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand - a 6-year review (2000-2005)

Korean J Parasitol. 2006 Sep;44(3):229-32. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.229.

Abstract

We retrospectively examined the charts of travelers admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, with malaria during the years 2000-2005. Twenty-one cases of malaria were identified, of which 12 (57%) were Plasmodium vivax infections and 9 (43%) were P. falciparum infections. There was one mixed case with vivax and falciparum infection. Only 1 P. falciparum case had complications. All cases were successfully treated with standard antimalarial drugs. Only 3 of the 21 cases were thought to be acquired in Thailand, the rest were regarded to be imported.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Malaria / epidemiology*
  • Malaria / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasmodium falciparum*
  • Plasmodium vivax*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thailand / epidemiology
  • Travel*