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Those in charge of formulating recommendations for malaria prophylaxis in short-term travelers must know the:
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Incidence rate of (falciparum) malaria in travelers to various destinations
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Case fatality rate of Plasmodium falciparum infection
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Toxicity of the drugs used
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Chemoprophylactic efficacy
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Steffen, R., Heusser, R., Mächler, R., Naef, U., Somaini, B. (1989). Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in 28712 European Travelers to Africa: A Follow-up Study. In: Steffen, R., Lobel, H., Haworth, J., Bradley, D.J. (eds) Travel Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73772-5_22
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