Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem

There are six parasite species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale curtisi, P. ovale wallikeri, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi) that cause malaria in humans. P. falciparum is responsible for most malaria-related deaths globally. P. vivax is the dominant malaria parasite in most countries outside of the...

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Main Authors: Čanović Predrag, Popovska-Jovičić Biljana, Pavlović Milorad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Medical Society 2019-01-01
Series:Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2019/0370-81791900034C.pdf
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Popovska-Jovičić Biljana
Pavlović Milorad
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description There are six parasite species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale curtisi, P. ovale wallikeri, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi) that cause malaria in humans. P. falciparum is responsible for most malaria-related deaths globally. P. vivax is the dominant malaria parasite in most countries outside of the Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016, 91 countries reported a total of 216 million cases of malaria. The global tally of malaria deaths reached 445,000. In 2016, 24 cases of imported malaria were registered in the Republic of Serbia, with an incidence of 0.33/100,000. According to the World Health Organization recommendations, every suspected malaria case should be confirmed by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test before treatment. The main stone of antimalarial therapy should be artemisinin-based combinations. Since malaria occurs in Europe as an imported (though rarely also autochthonous and a hospital-borne infection), the objective of this paper is to point out current problems and attitudes in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria, without entering the data field significant for professionals (infectologists, epidemiologists, intensivists).
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spelling doaj.art-b57826d0d0014baf8bf919a93d983be72022-12-21T22:35:30ZengSerbian Medical SocietySrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo0370-81792019-01-011477-848849110.2298/SARH181121034C0370-81791900034CMalaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problemČanović Predrag0Popovska-Jovičić Biljana1Pavlović Milorad2Kragujevac Clinical Center, Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Kragujevac, Serbia + University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kragujevac, SerbiaKragujevac Clinical Center, Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Kragujevac, Serbia + University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kragujevac, SerbiaRetired professor, infectologist, Belgrade, SerbiaThere are six parasite species (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale curtisi, P. ovale wallikeri, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi) that cause malaria in humans. P. falciparum is responsible for most malaria-related deaths globally. P. vivax is the dominant malaria parasite in most countries outside of the Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016, 91 countries reported a total of 216 million cases of malaria. The global tally of malaria deaths reached 445,000. In 2016, 24 cases of imported malaria were registered in the Republic of Serbia, with an incidence of 0.33/100,000. According to the World Health Organization recommendations, every suspected malaria case should be confirmed by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test before treatment. The main stone of antimalarial therapy should be artemisinin-based combinations. Since malaria occurs in Europe as an imported (though rarely also autochthonous and a hospital-borne infection), the objective of this paper is to point out current problems and attitudes in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria, without entering the data field significant for professionals (infectologists, epidemiologists, intensivists).http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2019/0370-81791900034C.pdfmalariaantimalarialschemoprophylaxislaboratory diagnostics
spellingShingle Čanović Predrag
Popovska-Jovičić Biljana
Pavlović Milorad
Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
malaria
antimalarials
chemoprophylaxis
laboratory diagnostics
title Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
title_full Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
title_fullStr Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
title_full_unstemmed Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
title_short Malaria in the 21st century - still a threatening problem
title_sort malaria in the 21st century still a threatening problem
topic malaria
antimalarials
chemoprophylaxis
laboratory diagnostics
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2019/0370-81791900034C.pdf
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