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. 2006 Feb 1:5:7.
doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-7.

Malaria prophylaxis policy for travellers from Europe to the Indian Subcontinent

R H Behrens  1 , Z Bisoffi, A Björkman, J Gascon, C Hatz, T Jelinek, F Legros, N Mühlberger, P Voltersvik; TropNetEurop
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Malaria prophylaxis policy for travellers from Europe to the Indian Subcontinent

R H Behrens et al. Malar J. .

Abstract

Analysis of malaria imported into eight European countries from the Indian Sub-continent (ISC) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) led to a consensus statement on the use of chemoprophylaxis within TropNetEurop. The proportion of cases from the ISC in 2004 ranged from 1.4%-4.6% of total imported cases. Plasmodium falciparum cases reported from the eight countries was only 23 (13% of all cases from the region). Total malaria reports between 1999-2004 fell from 317 to 180. The risk of malaria in UK residents visiting the region was > 1 case per 1,000 years exposed. The group recommended non-selective prescribing of chemoprophylaxis for visitors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka should be dropped.

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