Use of malaria prevention measures by North American and European travelers to East Africa.
Open Access
- 8 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 8 (4) , 167-172
- https://doi.org/10.2310/7060.2001.22206
Abstract
The use of preventive measures, including effective chemoprophylaxis, is essential for protection against malaria among travelers. However, data have shown that travelers and medical advisors are confused by the lack of uniform recommendations and numerous prophylactic regimens of varying effectiveness that are used.Keywords
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