Imported malaria: a retrospective study in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, a ten-year experience
Jamaiah, I.; Anuar, A.K.; Najib, N.A.; Zurainee, M.N.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 53(1): 6-9
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 10968130 Document Number: 490817
Over a period of ten years (1983-1992), 134 malaria cases admitted to University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur (UHKL) were analysed. Malays constituted 27.6%, Chinese 29.8%, Indians 9.7%, Indonesians 16.4% and other foreigners 16.4%. Therefore, of the total number of cases, foreigners constituted 32.8% (44) of all the malaria cases admitted to UHKL. Fifteen of these foreigners had chloroquine-resistant strains of malarial parasites. Three species of malaria were reported of which Plasmodium falciparum constituted the most (46.3%) (80% of these developed resistance to chloroquine). Plasmodium vivax was confirmed in 44.8% (10% of these developed resistance to chloroquine) and there was only one case of Plasmodium malarie infection.