1.Travelers' malaria among foreigners at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand - a6-year review (2000-2005).
Watcharapong PIYAPHANEE ; Srivicha KRUDSOOD ; Udomsak SILACHAMROON ; Karnchana PORNPININWORAKIJ ; Phatcharee DANWIWATDECHA ; Supat CHAMNACHANAN ; Polrat WILAIRATANA ; Sornchai LOOAREESUWAN
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2006;44(3):229-232
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.
*Travel
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Thailand/epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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*Plasmodium vivax
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*Plasmodium falciparum
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Middle Aged
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Male
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Malaria/*epidemiology/*parasitology
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Humans
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Animals
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Adult