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Imported Malaria

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falciparum accounts for >70% of cases of imported malaria , primarily seen in those returning from travel in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mischlinger 2020) Other species include P. 2020 Mar 11;33(2):e00104-19. vivax , P. malariae , and the less common P. knowlesi and P. simium (Forgie 2022) P. vivax and P. vivax , P. knowlesi and P.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Rift valley fever: diagnostic challenges and investment needs for vaccine development. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002694 WHO Guideline on Control and Elimination of Human Schistosomiasis.