Imported malaria in children: A national surveillance in the Netherlands and a review of European studies

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-188

  Driessen, Gertjan J ^a   Pereira, Rob R ^b,c   Brabin, Bernard J ^d,e,f   Hartwig, Nico G ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Child; Fever; Malaria; Travel

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; QUININE;

AFRICA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; NETHERLANDS; PLASMODIUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 40849120597     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm101     Document Type: Review

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