Malaria (Chemoprophylaxis)
Increased U.S. Cases Linked to Failure to Take Precautions
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 18th, 1996
From 1993 to 1994, the number of reported cases of malaria increased in Kentucky and Maryland, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia.
"In 1993, state and territorial health departments reported 1,275 cases of malaria to CDC, a 40 percent increase over the 910 cases reported in 1992," the CDC reported ("Imported Malaria and Use of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis by Travelers - Kentucky, Maryland, and United States, 1993-1994," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report [MMWR], November 1,...
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