A malaria death due to an imported Plasmodium falciparum infection in Sri Lanka during the prevention of re-establishment phase of malaria

Abstract Background Sri Lanka has maintained a rigorous programme to prevent the re-establishment of malaria ever since the disease was eliminated in October 2012. It includes efforts to sustain case surveillance to ensure early diagnosis and management of malaria. Yet, in April of 2023 the death oc...

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Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Shilanthi Seneviratne, Deepika Fernando, Pubudu Chulasiri, Kumudu Gunasekera, Nethmini Thenuwara, Champa Aluthweera, Anula Wijesundara, Rohini Fernandopulle, Kamini Mendis, Rajitha Wickremasinghe
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023
Subjects:
Imported malaria
Death
Delayed diagnosis
Case fatality
Prevention of re-establishment
Travel health
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Colombo
Traveller
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04681-5
https://doaj.org/article/ae8ae8bec4f844f3b5ed6f00e1557330

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