Malaria prevention in short-term travelers.
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Copyright © 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. A family of three persons is planning a safari to southern Africa. The itinerary includes 3 days in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 days in Kruger National Park, South Africa, and 3 days in Victoria Falls, Zambia. The 31-year-old husband takes no medications currently, but he recently discontinued fluoxetine, which he had taken for depression. His 29-year-old wife, who won the trip in a corporate sales competition, is healthy and 15 weeks pregnant. Their 7-year-old child is in good health. How should the risk and prevention of malaria be managed in this family?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 359 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008