High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010

To estimate malaria rates in association with birth country, we analyzed routine surveillance data for US military members. During 2002–2010, rates were 44× higher for those born in western Africa than for those born in the United States. Loss of natural immunity renders persons susceptible when vis...

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Autores principales: Wertheimer, Ellen R., Brundage, John F., Fukuda, Mark M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21888797
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.110318
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description To estimate malaria rates in association with birth country, we analyzed routine surveillance data for US military members. During 2002–2010, rates were 44× higher for those born in western Africa than for those born in the United States. Loss of natural immunity renders persons susceptible when visiting birth countries. Pretravel chemoprophylaxis should be emphasized.
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spelling pubmed-33220882012-04-30 High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010 Wertheimer, Ellen R. Brundage, John F. Fukuda, Mark M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To estimate malaria rates in association with birth country, we analyzed routine surveillance data for US military members. During 2002–2010, rates were 44× higher for those born in western Africa than for those born in the United States. Loss of natural immunity renders persons susceptible when visiting birth countries. Pretravel chemoprophylaxis should be emphasized. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3322088/ /pubmed/21888797 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.110318 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title_full High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title_fullStr High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title_full_unstemmed High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title_short High Rates of Malaria among US Military Members Born in Malaria-Endemic Countries, 2002–2010
title_sort high rates of malaria among us military members born in malaria-endemic countries, 2002–2010
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322088/
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