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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author | Čanović Predrag 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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