Public Health Implications of Tropical and Imported Diseases

1 January 1944

journal article
research article
Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health

Vol. 34 (1) , 15-19
https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.34.1.15

Abstract

Large numbers of troops returned from overseas are infected with malaria. With > 90% of cases are relapses of the tertian type. Although there is a hazard of the establishment of new foci of malaria in sections of the country now free from the disease the chances of serious consequences from such introduction are not considered very great. The most important problems connected with the return of military personnel infected with malaria is to insure proper diagnosis and treatment of the relapses which may occur after the service men have returned to their home communities.