Research Catalog

Title

Travelers' Malaria / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor.

Author

Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, Patricia.

Publication

Hamilton, Ont. : BC Decker Inc., [2008], ©2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, Patricia

Description

393, 9 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Subjects

• Malaria
• Travel
• Malaria > prevention & control
• Malaria > epidemiology
• Medical geography
• Travel > Health aspects

Note

• First edition published 2001.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibilographical references and index.

Contents

1. Travelers' Malaria: People and Plasmodia: Some Historic Perspectives / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 2. Global Epidemiology of Malaria / Dieter Sturchler and Mathis P. Sturchler -- 3. Geographical Distribution at Traveler Destinations / Maia Funk-Baumann -- 4. Evidence of Malaria Exposure in Travelers / Tomas Jelinek -- 5. Network Surveillance of Malaria in Travelers / Tomas Jelinek, Nikolai Muhlberger and David O. Freedman -- 6. The Parasite / David C. Warhurst -- 7. Malaria Drug Resistance / Ashley M. Croft and Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 8. The Vector and Measures against Mosquito Bites / Matius P. Sturchler -- 9. Strategies of Malaria Prevention in Nonimmune Visitors to Endemic Countries / Robert Steffen -- 10. Drugs Used for Malaria Chemoprophylaxis -- 10.1. Chloroquine and Combinations / Ashley M. Croft and Katie G. Geary -- 10.2. Hydroxychloroquine / Lin H. Chen -- 10.3. Azithromycin / Jeanine Bygott and Graham Fry -- 10.4. Mefloquine / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 10.5. Doxycyline / Michael Hawkes and Kevin C. Kain -- 10.6. Primaquine / Eli Schwartz -- 10.7. Atovaquone-Proguanil / G. Dennis Shanks -- 10.8. Tafenoquine / Robert A. Gasser, Jr. -- 11. Malaria Prevention for Particular Travelers -- 11.1. Long-Term Travelers / Lin H. Chen, Mary E. Wilson and Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 11.2. Brief Exposure Malaria Prevention / J. Kevin Baird -- 11.3. Military Perspectives for Malaria Prevention / Anne E. McCarthy -- 11.4. Migrants / Louis Loutan and Brian Gushulak -- 11.5. Special Groups: Pregnant Women, Infants, and Young Children / Aafje E. C. Rietveld -- 11.6. Immunocompromised Travelers / Dominique Tessier -- 12. PlasmodiumVivax Malaria: Prevention and Treatment / Eli Schwartz -- 13. Determination of Antimalarial Drug Levels in Body Fluids / Yngve Bergqvist and Niklas Lindegardh -- 14. Clinical Features of Malaria in Travelers and Migrants / Blaise Genton and Valerie D'Acremont -- 15. Diagnosis of Malaria in Returned Travelers / Martin P. Grobusch and Gerd-Dieter Burchard -- 16. Use of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests for and by Travelers / Hans D. Nothdurft, Tomas Jelinek and Peter L. Chiodini -- 17. Management of Malaria in Returned Travelers / Christoph F. R. Hatz -- 18. Stand-by Emergency Self-Treatment of Malaria by Travelers / Patricia Sehlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 19. Malaria Deaths in Travelers / Paul M. Arguin and Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor -- 20. Counterfeit and Substandard Antimalarial Drugs / Paul N. Newton, Facundo M. Fernandez and Michael D. Green -- 21. Odyssean and Non-Mosquito-Transmitted Forms of Malaria / John A. Frean and Lucille Blumberg -- 22. The Changing Geography of Malaria / Mary E. Wilson -- 23. Malaria Risk for Travelers to Southern Africa / Albie de Frey, Mary H. Ross and John A. Frean -- 24. Prospects for a Travelers' Malaria Vaccine / D. Gray Heppner, Jr., Kimberly A. Moran, Kent E. Kester and James F. Cummings -- 25. Imported Malaria / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor and Patric Muentener -- 26. Closing the Circle: Compliance and Adherence / Jay Keystone and Phyllis Kozarsky.

ISBN

• 9781550093360
• 1550093363

OCLC

• ocn156822176
• 156822176
• SCSB-8856746

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries