Mortality from Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Travelers from the United States, 1959 to 1987

Brief Reports15 August 1990Mortality from Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Travelers from the United States, 1959 to 1987Alan E. Greenberg, MD, Hans O. Lobel, MD, MPHAlan E. Greenberg, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Hans O. Lobel, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-4-326 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEach year, more than 1 million U.S. citizens travel to malaria-endemic areas (1), and several hundred become infected with Plasmodium falciparum (2), the malaria species most commonly associated with severe morbidity and mortality. To define the mortality from P. falciparum in U.S. travelers and to assess factors that may contribute to mortality, we reviewed all malaria fatalities reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from 1959 to 1987.MethodsMalaria is a reportable disease in the United States, and the Malaria Branch of the CDC coordinates a national malaria surveillance system. Using annual surveillance reports (2), all deaths from...References1. Lobel H, Campbell C, Pappaioannou M, and Huong A. Use of prophylaxis for malaria by American travelers to Africa and Haiti. JAMA. 1989;257:2626-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Malaria Surveillance. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; 1959-1978. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1979-1987. [Annual Summaries.] Google Scholar3. Lobel H, Campbell C, and Roberts J. Fatal malaria in U.S. civilians [Letter]. Lancet. 1985;1:873. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Recommendations for the prevention of malaria among travelers. 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