Acute malaria in an Israeli tourist to Kenya

Zamir, D.; Zamir, C.; Storch, S.; Litmanovich, M.; Weiner, P.

Harefuah 136(7): 545-546; 587

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768
PMID: 15532597
Document Number: 506992
Malaria is 1 of the main causes of death in third world countries. It has become extinct in Israel and imported cases are rare, since most visitors to endemic countries take anti-malarial prophylaxis. We report an Israeli tourist to Kenya infected with falciparum malaria complicated by severe metabolic acidosis, renal failure and adult respiratory distress syndrome. After intensive care treatment this preventable condition improved.

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