Sicard S., Simon F., Soula G., Gazin Pierre. (2009). Efficacy of antimalarial chemoprophylaxis for travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 16 (1), p. 66-67. ISSN 1195-1982.
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Efficacy of antimalarial chemoprophylaxis for travelers
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2009,
16 (1), p. 66-67 ISSN 1195-1982
Nine of 26 French tourists developed malaria after a 2-week stay under field conditions in a highly endemic place in Burkina Faso. A study of their preventive antimalarial measures identified a strong association of malaria attack with absence or inadequacy of chemoprophylaxis but not with mechanic measures.