Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 4, Number 5, July/August 1998

Abstract

Since 15 June 1998, eleven cases of vivax malaria have been reported among soldiers from ten different locations in the United States and one in Europe (figure 1). Each case was associated with military training in the Republic of Korea during the summer of 1997. The cases emphasize the importance of vigilance among medical care providers Army wide for late presentations of vivax malaria of Korean origin. The following reports describe presentations and clinical courses of four recent cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA497201

Entities

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.