Malaria-related documents in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report (MMWR)
2007
Notice to Readers: New Medication for Severe Malaria Available Under an Investigational New Drug Protocol
Vol. 56, No. 30; 769-770 August 3, 2007
Summary: On June 21, 2007, CDC's Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for intravenous artesunate went into effect. This IND allows for use of an investigational antimalarial medication (intravenous artesunate) under a protocol entitled "Intravenous Artesunate for Treatment of Severe Malaria in the United States." Intravenous artesunate can be used only under the provisions of this IND protocol because it is not a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Only the CDC Drug Service and CDC Quarantine Stations will be permitted to release the medication for use under this IND protocol.
Notice to Readers: Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test
Vol. 56, No. 27; 56 July 13, 2007
Summary: On June 13, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration approved BinaxNOW® Malaria (Inverness Medical Professional Diagnostics, Scarborough, Maine), the first malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) authorized for use in the United States. Malaria RDTs, which detect circulating malaria-specific antigens, already are available in other countries and often are used in settings where malaria microscopy is not available. In the United States, use of the RDT can decrease the amount of time required to determine whether a patient is infected with malaria.
Malaria Surveillance --- United States, 2005
Vol. 56, No. SS06; 23-38 June 8, 2007
Summary: The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to or from areas with ongoing malaria transmission. In the United States, cases can occur through exposure to infected blood products, congenital transmission, or local mosquitoborne transmission. Malaria surveillance is conducted to identify episodes of local transmission and to guide prevention recommendations for travelers. This report summarizes cases in persons with onset of illness in 2005 and summarizes trends during previous years.
2006
Malaria --- Great Exuma, Bahamas, May--June 2006
Vol. 55, No. 37; 1013-1016 September 22, 2006
Summary: In the Caribbean region, malaria has been eliminated from all islands except Hispaniola, the island consisting of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Elimination of malaria elsewhere resulted from a combination of integrated control measures, socioeconomic development, and close public health surveillance. However, even Caribbean islands where malaria is no longer endemic remain at constant risk for reintroduction of the disease because of their tropical climate, presence of competent malaria vectors, and proximity to other countries where malaria is endemic. This susceptibility was underscored by the recent outbreak of malaria on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas; during May--June 2006, a total of 19 malaria cases were identified. Four of the cases, in travelers from North America and Europe, are described in this report; such cases of imported malaria can signal the presence of a malaria problem in the country visited and thus assist local health authorities in their investigations. On September 19, after 3 months with no report of new cases, CDC rescinded its previous recommendation that U.S.-based travelers take preventive doses of the antimalarial drug chloroquine before, during, and after travel to Great Exuma....
Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Malaria: A Guide for Investigations in the United States
Vol. 55, No RR-13;1-9 September 8, 2006
Summary:
When a local health department investigates a potential locally acquired mosquito-transmitted case, the systematic inquiry should include epidemiologic, environmental, and laboratory components. Local and state health departments inquiring about the proper approach to investigate and control a potential locally acquired case frequently request urgent assistance and tools from CDC. This report provides a starting point for such investigations to local and state health departments by providing them with the tools necessary to initiate an investigation...
Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Bednets During a Polio Immunization Campaign — Niger, 2005
Vol. 55, No. 33; 913-916 August 25, 2006
Summary:
In 2004, the overall mortality rate in Niger among children aged <5 years was 259 per 1,000 live births. At least 8% of these deaths likely were caused by malaria, and the actual proportion might be as high as 50%. To reduce the prevalence of malaria and bolster polio eradication measures, Niger's Ministry of Health, with support from international partners, launched a nationwide integrated health campaign in 2005. This was the second such national campaign worldwide; the first was conducted in Togo in December 2004. This report describes findings from a survey of Niger's integrated health campaign and highlights differences with the campaign in Togo...
Malaria in Multiple Family Members — Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Vol. 55, No. 23; 645-648 June 16, 2006
Summary: In February 2006, three boys aged 10, 6, and 4 years were hospitalized for complicated P. falciparum malaria. The day after hospitalization of the three boys, their two sisters also were
tested by blood smear and determined to be infected with P. falciparum, albeit at lower parasite densities. They were members of a family of seven, including the two parents, the three male patients, and two girls aged 11 and 2 years, all of whom had traveled in 2005 and early 2006 to Nigeria, the native country of the parents and their oldest daughter. These cases underscore the importance of malaria-prevention measures (e.g.,
avoidance of mosquito bites and appropriate chemoprophylaxis) for travelers to
malaria-endemic areas...
2005
Late Relapse of Plasmodium ovale Malaria — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2004
Vol. 54, No. 48; 1231-1233 December 9, 2005
Summary: In November 2004, CDC received a report of a late relapse of malaria in a Nigerian man aged 23 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His malaria was determined to have been caused by Plasmodium ovale.. The patient had been treated for malaria in Nigeria on multiple occasions, most recently 6 years before onset of his illness in the United States. This report describes the Philadelphia case, which underscores the importance of taking a detailed travel and immigration history when evaluating unexplained fever and considering malaria in the differential diagnosis...
Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Bednets During an Integrated Nationwide Immunization Campaign — Togo, West Africa, December 2004
Vol. 54, No. 39; 994-996 October 7, 2005
Summary: During December 13--19, 2004, Togo, a West African nation with a population of approximately 5 million, conducted the first-ever nationwide distribution of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) for prevention of malaria. A supplemental immunization activity (SIA) was used as an opportunity to distribute ITNs, oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), and the anti-helminthic medication, mebendazole. This report describes the planning, implementation, and results of this campaign, with emphasis on ITN distribution...
Malaria Surveillance - United States, 2003
Vol. 54, Nos. 02; 25-39 June 3, 2005
Summary: The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing transmission. In the United States, cases can also occur through exposure to infected blood products, by congenital transmission, or by local mosquitoborne transmission. Malaria surveillance is conducted to identify episodes of local transmission and to guide prevention recommendations for travelers...
Congenital Malaria — Nassau County, New York, 2004
Vol. 54, Nos. 15; 338-384 April 22, 2005
Summary: Human malaria is a parasitic disease caused by four distinct species of intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The parasites are transmitted to persons by the bite of an infective female Anopheles mosquito and rarely through blood transfusion and congenital transmission. The majority of malarial infections reported in the United States are acquired abroad by recent immigrants or persons returning from areas where malaria is endemic...
Transmission of Malaria in Resort Areas
— Dominican Republic, 2004
Vol. 53, Nos. 51 & 52; 1195-1198 January 7, 2005
Summary: Urban and resort areas in the Dominican Republic have been considered
nonmalarious, and prophylactic medication has not been recommended for persons traveling to
these areas. However, since November 2004, CDC has received reports of three malaria cases in
U.S. travelers returning from areas in La Altagracia and Duarte provinces previously considered
nonmalarious...
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2004
Multifocal Autochthonous Transmission of
Malaria — Florida, 2003
Vol 53, No 19;412-413 May 21, 2004
Summary: During July-September 2003, an outbreak of malaria (eight cases of
Plasmodium vivax malaria) occurred in Palm Beach County, Florida (5). During the same period,
two patients were evaluated for malaria in neighboring Okeechobee County, approximately 75 miles
from the Palm Beach County transmission area...
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Malaria Surveillance — United
States, 2002
Vol 53, No SS01;21-34 April 30, 2004
Summary: For 2002, CDC received 1,337 malaria case reports occurring among
persons in the United States and its territories, representing a 3.3% decrease from the 1,383
cases reported with a date of onset in 2001. This incidence is the sixth highest number of
reported cases since 1980...
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2003
Errata:
Vol. 52, No. 44
Vol 52,
No 47;1161 11/28/2003
Summary: In
the report, "Probable Transfusion-Transmitted
Malaria---Houston, Texas, 2003," an error occurred in the second
sentence on page 1075.
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Probable
Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria --- Houston, Texas, 2003
Vol
52, No 44;1075 11/07/2003
Summary: Malaria
transmitted by blood transfusion is rare in the United States, with
an estimated incidence of <0.3
cases per million transfused blood units.
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Local
Transmission of Plasmodium vivax Malaria --- Palm Beach County, Florida,
2003
Vol 52, No 38;908 09/26/2003
Summary: Cases reported to CDC since 1992 (5--7),
including two reported in July 1996 from Palm Beach County, Florida
(Palm Beach County Health Department, unpublished data, 1998). acquired
Plasmodium vivax malaria that occurred in Palm Beach County during
July--August...
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Notice
to Readers: Release of CDC's Yellow Book
Vol
52, No 33;797 08/22/2003
Summary: CDC has released the 2003--2004 edition of
Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow Book).
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Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 2001
Vol
52, No SS05;1 07/18/2003
Summary: The majority of malaria infections in the
United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing
transmission. In the United States, cases can occur through exposure
to infected blood products, by congenital transmission, or by local
...
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Appendix
Microscopic Procedures for Diagnosing Malaria
Vol
52, No SS05;15 07/18/2003
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood film must be prepared from fresh blood obtained by pricking the
patient's finger (Figures A-1 and A-2).* The thin film is fixed in
methanol before staining; the thick film is stained unfixed.
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2002
Local
Transmission of Plasmodium vivax Malaria --- Virginia, 2002
Vol
51, No 41;921 10/18/2002
Summary: Malaria transmission in the United States
was largely eliminated during the mid-20th century; however, sporadic
cases of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria continue to
occur. Since 1997, four separate probable mosquito-transmitted malaria .
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Appendix:
Microscopic Procedures for Diagnosing Malaria
Vol
51, No SS05;22 07/12/2002
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood film must be prepared from fresh blood obtained by pricking the
patient's finger (Figures A-1 and A-2).* The thin film is fixed in
methanol before staining; the thick film is stained unfixed.
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Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 2000
Vol
51, No SS05;9 07/12/2002
Summary: Problem/Condition: Malaria is caused by four
species of intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium (i.e.,
P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, or P. malariae). Description of
System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood smear ...
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Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 1999
Vol
51, No SS01;15 03/29/2002
Summary: The majority of malaria infections in the
United States occur in persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing
transmission. Description of System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood
films are reported to local and state health departments by health-care...
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Congenital
Malaria as a Result of Plasmodium malariae --- North Carolina, 2000
Vol
51, No 08;164 03/01/2002
Summary: Two days after admission, blood films for
malaria obtained the previous day were reported to contain Plasmodium
malariae parasites; treatment with chloroquine was initiated.
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2001
Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 1998
Vol
50, No SS05;1 12/07/2001
Summary: The majority of malaria infections in the
United States occur among persons who have traveled to areas with endemic
transmission. Description of System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood
smear .
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APPENDIX:
Microscopic Procedures for Diagnosing Malaria
Vol
50, No SS05;19 12/07/2001
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood smear must be prepared from fresh blood obtained by pricking
the finger (Figures A--1 and A--2).* The thin smear is fixed in methanol
before staining; the thick smear is stained unfixed.
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Malaria
Deaths Following Inappropriate Malaria Chemoprophylaxis ---United
States, 2001 Vol 50, No
28;597 07/20/2001
Summary: During January--March 2001, two U.S. citizens
died from malaria after taking chloroquine alone or with proguanil
for malaria chemoprophylaxis in countries with known chloroquine-resistant
Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
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Notice
to Readers: Availability of Health Information for International
Travel
Vol 50, No 24;517 06/22/2001
Summary: CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
(DQ), National Center for Infectious Diseases has released the 2001--2002
edition of Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow
Book).
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Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 1996
Vol
50, No SS01;1 03/30/2001
Summary: National public health surveillance for
malaria is conducted to identify episodes of local transmission and
to guide prevention recommendations for travelers. Description of
System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood smears .
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Malaria
Surveillance --- United States, 1997
Vol
50, No SS01;25 03/30/2001
Summary: Most malaria infections in the United States
occur in persons who have traveled to areas with ongoing transmission.
Description of System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood smears are .
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Sudden
Death in a Traveler Following Halofantrine Administration ---Togo,
2000
Vol 50, No 09;169 03/09/2001
Summary: Travelers should be warned that halofantrine
treatment may be dangerous in persons with cardiac abnormalities or
in those taking mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis. This report underscores
precautions about halofantrine use for treating .
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2000
Notice
to Readers: Availability and Use of Parenteral Quinidine Gluconate
for Severe or Complicated Malaria
Vol
49, No 50;1138 12/22/2000
Summary: Pharmacists and clinicians requiring quinidine
gluconate in hospitals in which an immediate source cannot be located
should contact their local or regional distributor to request quinidine
gluconate. Quinidine gluconate for malaria is administered .
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Probable
Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Plasmodium vivaxInfection ---
Suffolk County, New York, 1999
Vol
49, No 22;495 06/09/2000
Summary: In the United States, malaria transmission
was eliminated in the 1940s, and malaria eradication was certified
in 1970 (1). Since then, 60 small localized outbreaks of probable mosquito-transmitted
malaria have been reported to CDC (2--6).
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Erratum:
Vol. 49, No. 6
Vol 49,
No 07;138 02/25/2000
Summary: On page 126, in Table II. Disclaimer All
MMWR HTML versions of articles are electronic conversions from ASCII
text into HTML. Users should not rely on this HTML document, but are
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1999
Transfusion-Transmitted
Malaria -- Missouri and Pennsylvania, 1996-1998
Vol
48, No 12;253 04/02/1999
Summary: During 1958-1998, 103 cases of transfusion-transmitted
malaria in the United States were reported to CDC. Blood smears obtained
from this donor in March 1997 demonstrated rare P. falciparum rings,
and DNA of the same species.
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Malaria
Surveillance -- United States, 1995
Vol
48, No SS01;1 02/26/1999
Summary: Occasionally, cases occur in the United
States through exposure to infected blood products, by congenital
transmission, or by local mosquito-borne transmission. Description
of System: Malaria cases confirmed by blood smears are .
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APPENDIX
Malaria Surveillance -- United States, 1995
Vol
48, No SS01;21 02/26/1999
Summary: staining; the thick smear is stained unfixed.
Thick blood smears are more sensitive in detecting malaria parasites
because the blood is concentrated, allowing a greater volume of blood
to be examined.
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1998
Epidemic
Malaria Transmission -- Armenia, 1997
Vol
47, No 25;526 07/03/1998
Summary: Reported by: V Davidiants, MD, National Information
and Analytic Center; M Mannrikian, MD, Sanitary Epidemiologic Svcs;
G Sayadian, MD, Health Care System; A Parunakian, MD, Republican Sanitary
and Epidemiologic Svc; B Davtian, MD, Ararat Regional Health
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1997
APPENDIX
Malaria Surveillance -- United States, 1994
Vol
46, No SS05;17 10/17/1997
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood smear must be prepared from fresh blood obtained by pricking
the finger (Figure_A1) and (Figure_A2). * The thin smear is fixed in
methanol before staining; the thick smear is stained unfixed.
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Malaria
Surveillance -- United States, 1994
Vol
46, No SS05;1 10/17/1997
Summary: Description of System: Malaria cases confirmed
by blood smear are reported to local and/or state health departments
by health-care providers and/or laboratories. Results: CDC received
reports of 1,014 cases of malaria with onset .
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Malaria
in an Immigrant and Travelers -- Georgia, Vermont, and Tennessee,
1996
Vol 46, No 23;536 06/13/1997
Summary: Each year, approximately 1000 cases of
malaria are reported in the United States, nearly all among persons
with histories of antecedent international travel. Failure to use
appropriate measures to prevent infection when traveling .
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Probable
Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Plasmodium vivax Infection
-- Georgia, 1996
Vol 46,
No 12;264 03/28/1997
Summary: that this case probably was acquired through
the bite of a locally infected Anopheles sp. mosquito, although a probable
source of infection for mosquitoes was not confirmed.
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Malaria
Surveillance -- United States, 1993
Vol
46, No SS02;002 02/21/1997
Summary: However, cases are transmitted occasionally
through exposure to infected blood products, by congenital transmission,
or by local mosquito-borne transmission. Malaria surveillance is conducted
to identify episodes of local transmission .
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Appendix
-- Microscopic Procedures for Diagnosing Malaria
Vol
46, No SS02;46 02/21/1997
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood smear must be prepared from fresh finger-prick blood ((Figure_A1)
and (Figure_A2)). * The thin smear is fixed in methanol before staining;
the thick smear is stained unfixed.
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1996
Imported
Malaria and Use of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis by Travelers -- Kentucky,
Maryland, and United States, 1993-1994
Vol
45, No 43;944 11/01/1996
Summary: Most reported cases in this country are
acquired during international travel or occur among persons who resided
in malaria-endemic countries. During 1993-1994, a total of 16 confirmed
cases of malaria .
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Historical
Perspectives History of CDC
Vol
45, No 25;526 06/28/1996
Summary: CDC, an institution synonymous around the
world with public health, will be 50 years old on July 1. The Communicable
Disease Center was organized in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 1, 1946;
its founder, Dr. Joseph W. Mountin, was .
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Epidemic
Malaria -- Tadjikistan, 1995
Vol
45, No 24;513 06/21/1996
Summary: began collaborative efforts to strengthen
the health information and disease surveillance systems in Tadjikistan
(1995 population: 5.7 million) (Figure_1). As part of an initial evaluation
in .
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Notice
to Readers Availability of Parenteral Quinidine Gluconate for Treatment
of Severe or Complicated Malaria
Vol
45, No 23;494 06/14/1996
Summary: CDC has received reports of two fatal cases
of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the United States in which a delay
in obtaining quinidine gluconate for intravenous therapy .
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Mosquito-Transmitted
Malaria -- Michigan, 1995
Vol
45, No 19;398 05/17/1996
Summary: findings of the investigation indicated
that the route of transmission was probably through the bite of a
locally infected Anopheles spp. The patient had no history of travel
outside .
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1995
APPENDIX
A Microscopic Procedures for Diagnosing Malaria
Vol
44, No SS05;016 10/20/1995
Summary: To establish the diagnosis of malaria, a
blood smear must be prepared from fresh finger-prick blood (Figure_A1
and Figure_A2). * The thin smear is fixed in methanol before staining;
the thick smear is stained unfixed.
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Malaria
Surveillance -- United States, 1992
Vol
44, No SS05;1 10/20/1995
Summary: Plasmodium (i.e., P. falciparum, P. vivax,
P. ovale, or P. malariae) and is transmitted by the bite of an infective
female Anopheles sp. Results: CDC received reports of 910 cases of
malaria that had onset .
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Local
Transmission of Plasmodium vivax Malaria -- Houston, Texas, 1994
Vol
44, No 15;295 04/21/1995
Summary: been acquired during international travel
or has occurred in persons who had resided in countries where malaria
is endemic. report summarizes the investigation of three persons who
acquired .
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1993
Malaria
Among U.S. Military Personnel Returning from Somalia, 1993
Vol
42, No 27;524 07/16/1993
Summary: In addition, through late June, malaria
was diagnosed in 83 military personnel following their return from
Somalia. Malaria infections were documented in 21 Marine and 62 Army
personnel, all of whom had onset .
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Malaria
Among U.S. Embassy Personnel -- Kampala, Uganda, 1992
Vol
42, No 15;289 04/23/1993
Summary: During May 1992, the Office of Medical
Services, Department of State (OMS/DOS), and CDC were notified of
an increased number of malaria cases among official U.S. personnel
stationed in .
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Malaria
in Montagnard Refugees -- North Carolina, 1992
Vol
42, No 10;180 03/19/1993
Summary: Refugee groups emigrating from some areas
of the world may have increased prevalences of exotic and potentially
life-threatening diseases, challenging the diagnostic and case-management
capacities of local and state health departments
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1991
CDC
Discontinues Distribution of Primaquine
Vol
40, No 42;727 10/25/1991
Summary: Reported
by: Malaria Br, Div of Parasitic Diseases, and Scientific Resources
Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC. Disclaimer All
MMWR HTML documents published before January 1993 electronic conversions .
Update:
Self-Induced Malaria Associated with Malariotherapy for Lyme Disease
-- Texas Vol 40, No 39;665 10/04/1991
Summary: In December 1990, the Texas Department of
Health (TDH) was contacted by a man who had recently moved from the northeastern
United States and who was considering malariotherapy for Lyme disease
(LD).
Treatment
with Quinidine Gluconate of Persons with Severe Plasmodium falciparum
Infection: Discontinuation of Parenteral Quinine
Vol
40, No RR04;021 04/19/1991
Summary: As
a result of this review, CDC has concluded that the therapeutic drug
of choice in the United States for persons with complicated P. falciparum
infection is parenteral quinidine gluconate, and that stocking of.
Notices
to Readers Treatment of Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria with
Quinidine Gluconate: Discontinuation of Parenteral Quinine from CDC
Drug Service
Vol 40, No
14;240 04/12/1991
Summary: As a
result of this review, CDC has concluded that the drug of choice
in the United States for treatment of complicated P. falciparum infections
is parenteral quinidine gluconate.
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Mosquito-Transmitted Malaria -- California and
Florida, 1990
Vol 40, No
06;106 02/15/1991
Summary: The San
Diego Department of Health Services conducted an epidemiologic investigation
to determine the source of his infection. No history of malaria-like
illness was elicited from migrant workers in these encampments; no
malaria cases .
Notices
to Readers Change of Dosing Regimen for Malaria Prophylaxis with
Mefloquine
Vol 40, No 04;072 02/01/1991
Summary: The
previous dosing regimen (in which one dose was taken each week for
4 weeks, followed by one dose every other week) compromises the effectiveness
of mefloquine.
1990
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Imported Malaria Associated with Malariotherapy
of Lyme Disease -- New Jersey
Vol
39, No 48;873 12/07/1990
Summary: In
November 1990, a physician in New Jersey reported two cases of imported
vivax malaria to the New Jersey State Department of Health. Bacterial
Zoonoses Br, Div of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases and Malaria
Br, Div of Parasitic Diseases.
Notice
to Readers Revised Dosing Regimen for Malaria Prophylaxis with Mefloquine
Vol
39, No 36;630 09/14/1990
Summary: A
U.S. interagency group on malaria prevention has recently reviewed
documented experience on the effectiveness and tolerance of mefloquine
(Lariam((R))) for malaria prophylaxis.
Notices
to Readers Availability of Primaquine Phosphate from CDC
Vol
39, No 28;485 07/20/1990
Summary: Primaquine
phosphate is an antimalarial drug that decreases the risk of malaria
relapses by acting against the liver stages of Plasmodium vivax and
P. ovale infections. CDC was recently notified by the sole U.S. manufacturer
of.
Recommendations
for the Prevention of Malaria Among Travelers
Vol
39, No RR03;001 03/09/1990
Summary: Alternative
drugs to chloroquine are either associated with adverse reactions,
are of limited efficacy, or require complex and detailed instructions
for use that reduce compliance. A new drug, mefloquine (LariamR),
is .
Transmission
of Plasmodium vivax Malaria -- San Diego County, California, 1988
and 1989
Vol 39, No 06;091 02/16/1990
Summary: Malaria
transmission in the United States occurs infrequently; since 1950, 21 outbreaks
of introduced malaria, all caused by Plasmodium vivax, have been identified.
Light traps placed near the canyon at that time caught 79 adult female .
1989
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Malaria in Travelers Returning from Kenya: Failure
of Self-Treatment with Pyrimethamine/Sulfadoxine
Vol
38, No 20;363 05/26/1989
Summary: In
August 1988, seven (88%) of eight U.S. citizens returning to Pennsylvania
from a tour of western Kenya developed symptoms of malaria. Onset
of symptoms occurred 10-74 days (median: 12 days) after arrival in .
International
Notes Health Assessment of the Population Affected by Flood Conditions
-- Khartoum, Sudan
Vol
37, No 51;785 01/06/1989
Summary: The
Sudanese Ministry of Health (MOH), with the concurrence of the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), asked CDC to assist
in assessing the health and nutritional status of the flood-affected
Khartoum population.
1988
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Childhood Chloroquine Poisonings -- Wisconsin and
Washington
Vol 37, No 28;437 07/22/1988
Summary: Consequently,
there are many opportunities for children to be poisoned through
chloroquine ingestion. To alert medical practitioners and the public
to this danger, the following cases of chloroquine poisoning recently
reported to CDC are presented.
Current
Trends Recommendations for the Prevention of Malaria in Travelers
Vol
37, No 17;277 05/06/1988
Summary: Malaria
continues to be an important health risk to Americans who travel
to malaria-endemic areas of the world. The continued extension of
chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum (CRPF) in Africa, Asia,
South America, and .
1987
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
in West Africa
Vol 36,
No 02;013 01/23/1987
Summary: On
December 20, a peripheral blood smear revealed that 0.5% of red blood
cells were infected with asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasites,
and treatment with chloroquine 1500 mg base was administered over
a 3-day period.
1986
Epidemiologic
Notes and Reports Plasmodium Vivax Malaria -- San Diego County, California,
1986
Vol 35, No 43;679 10/31/1986
Summary: Two
clusters of malaria involving 27 patients were identified in San
Diego, California, in the period August 8-September 30, 1986. In
response to this report of P. vivax malaria in the area, on August
16 an effort was begun to .
Outbreak
of Malaria Imported from Kenya
Vol
35, No 36;567 09/12/1986
Summary: He
was admitted to a hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a diagnosis
of P. falciparum malaria on June 28. By June 30, seven additional
persons with malaria-like symptoms were admitted to three Shreveport
hospitals.
International
Notes Agranulocytosis Associated with the Use of Amodiaquine for
Malaria Prophylaxis
Vol
35, No 10;165 03/14/1986
Summary: been
reported to the drug manufacturer, and two U.S. cases have been reported
to CDC. Alternatively, the recent increase in the number of agranulocytosis
cases might be explained by an increase in the number of .
Need
for Malaria Prophylaxis by Travelers to Areas With Chloroquine-Resistant
Plasmodium falciparum
Vol
35, No 02;021 01/17/1986
Summary: To
date, 60 cases of P. falciparum infection have been reported to CDC,
with onset of illness in 1985 among U.S. travelers who acquired their
infection in Kenya, where chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum is
widely prevalent.
1985
Plasmodium
vivax Infection among Tourists to Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco, Mexico
-- New Mexico, Texas
Vol
34, No 30;461 08/02/1985
Summary: Fe,
New Mexico, flew to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They stayed at a beachfront
resort hotel within the city limits of Puerto Vallarta for 4 days,
after which they returned to the United States. On May 31, 1985,
nine members of a family from.
Intravenous
Quinidine Gluconate in the Treatment of Severe Plasmodium falciparum
Infections
Vol 34, No 24;371 06/21/1985
Summary: Because
of its rapid schizontocidal action, quinine has been the drug of
choice in treating severe Plasmodium falciparum infections. notice
(IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment
of .
Revised
Recommendations for Preventing Malaria in Travelers to Areas with
Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum
Vol
34, No 14;185 04/12/1985
Summary: and
Fansidar (pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine) as the primary chemoprophylactic
regimen for travelers to areas with transmission of chloroquine-resistant
Plasmodium falciparum (CRPF). drug was recommended (1).
Current
Trends Adverse Reactions to Fansidar and Updated Recommendations
for Its Use in the Prevention of Malaria
Vol
33, No 51;713 01/04/1985
Summary: Since
pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine (Fansidar) became available in the United
States in 1982, it has been an integral part of the malaria prophylaxis
regimen that CDC recommends for travelers at risk of exposure to .
1984
Imported
Malaria among Travelers -- United States
Vol
33, No 27;388 07/13/1984
Summary: From
1973 through 1983, 2,575 cases of malaria were reported among U.S.
citizens who were infected while traveling abroad. Haiti (26), Tanzania
(19), Nigeria (15), and Ghana (10); 167 (68%) of the 247 P. falciparum
infections among .
1983
Update:
Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum -- Africa
Vol
32, No 33;437 08/26/1983
Summary: While
such anecdotal reports may reflect the spread of chloroquine-resistant
P. falciparum in Africa, they require further confirmation; great
caution should be exercised in interpreting case reports of drug-resistant
malaria.
Trends
in Imported Malaria, United States
Vol
32, No 3SS;15s 08/01/1983
Summary: The
epidemiology of imported malaria reflects trends in the travel habits
of U.S. civilians and in patterns of migration of foreigners to the
United States. These include Central America and Mexico, Haiti, Southeast
Asia, and India.
Transfusion
Malaria: Serologic Identification of Infected Donors -- Pennsylvania,
Georgia
Vol 32, No 17;222 05/06/1983
Summary: In
1982, CDC tested 122 sera from donors associated with the nine cases
of transfusion malaria reported to CDC in 1982. The following cases
illustrate the role of serologic testing in identifying donors infected
with .
1982
Revised
Recommendations for Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for Travelers to East
Africa
Vol 31, No 24;328 06/25/1982
Summary: The
following statement updates information published in the "East
Africa" section of the MMWR supplement, "Prevention
of Malaria in Travelers, 1982" (MMWR Vol.
Problems
Encountered with Using Fansidar as Prophylaxis for Malaria
Vol
31, No 17;232 05/07/1982
Summary: The
drug combination Fansidar* (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) has recently
become commercially available in the United States. Since the drug
was licensed, CDC has received numerous inquiries seeking clarification
about the use of .
Introduced
Autochthonous Vivax Malaria -- California, 1980-1981
Vol
31, No 16;213 04/30/1982
Summary: Two
cases of locally introduced Plasmodium vivax malaria have recently
been reported from the Central Valley of California. Case 1. On August
20, 1980, a 55-year-old truck driver left his home in San Bernardino
County to .
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