Abstract
In Austria, between 1990 and 2000, 924 travel related malaria cases were reported (mean = 84/year). No significant decreasing or increasing trends were observed. P. falciparum (n=517; 55.9%) accounted for the highest number of cases followed by P. vivax or ovale (n=321; 34.7%) and P. malariae (n=29; 2.2%). Most infections were contracted in highly endemic malaria regions (n=686; 74.2%) and most cases were reported from the largest counties: Vienna (n=336, 36.4%), Styria (n=156, 16.8%), and Lower Austria (n=151, 16.3%). Overall, 12 deaths occurred, most were caused by P. falciparum (n=9, 75%; case fatality rate: 1.9%). Data on chemoprophylaxis was available for 752 cases (81.4%) but only half of them (n=367, 48.8%) gave detailed information on the drug used. Data on compliance were obtained for only 45.4% of the cases, with only about 60% of patients completing the full course of prophylaxis.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Animals
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Austria / epidemiology
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Chemoprevention / methods
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Chemoprevention / statistics & numerical data
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Chloroquine / therapeutic use
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Disease Notification / methods
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Drug Combinations
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Malaria / epidemiology*
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Malaria / mortality
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Malaria / prevention & control
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Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
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Malaria, Falciparum / mortality
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Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control
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Malaria, Vivax / epidemiology
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Malaria, Vivax / mortality
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Malaria, Vivax / prevention & control
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Male
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Mefloquine / therapeutic use
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Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data
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Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification
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Plasmodium malariae / drug effects
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Plasmodium malariae / isolation & purification
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Plasmodium vivax / drug effects
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Plasmodium vivax / isolation & purification
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Proguanil / therapeutic use
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Pyrimethamine / therapeutic use
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Sex Distribution
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Sulfadoxine / therapeutic use
Substances
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Drug Combinations
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fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination
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Sulfadoxine
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Chloroquine
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Proguanil
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Mefloquine
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Pyrimethamine