The authors report 2 cases of severe falciparum malaria in Canadians that had fatal
outcomes. In the first case a man presented to a local hospital shortly after returning from …

Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in cases of drug-resistant and
severe malaria in Canadian travellers. We report 7 deaths due to falciparum malaria that …

Background Imported malaria is increasing in nonendemic countries, including Australia.
The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology and clinical features of travelers …

BACKGROUND: Following two deaths from falciparum malaria in UK travellers returning
from The Gambia, we investigated the epidemiology of cases during part of the “winter sun” …

Abstract Background Malaria, in particular Falciparum malaria, continues to pose a
substantial risk to travelers to endemic areas. Methods In this study we examined 93 case …

The objective of this study was to report on a breakthrough of Plasmodium falciparum
infection following a military exercise in central Kenya and the treatment regimens used. A …

Background: Malaria is the most common imported tropical disease in the United Kingdom
(UK). The overall mortality is low but inter-regional differences have been observed …

Cases of malaria reported to the Italian Malaria Reference Laboratory from 1989 to 1992
were reviewed to assess factors which contributed to the fatal outcome of a few of them. Of …

Despite sophisticated intensive medicine, between one and three malaria-associated
deaths occur annually in Switzerland. In this retrospective study, 33 deaths (25 men and 8 …

After observing an apparent increase in severe falciparum malaria among travellers
returning from The Gambia to the United Kingdom (UK) in the last quarter of 2000, we …