PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tom E Fletcher
AU  - N J Beeching
TI  - Malaria
AID  - 10.1136/jramc-2013-000112
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
PG  - 158--166
VI  - 159
IP  - 3
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/159/3/158.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/159/3/158.full
SO  - J R Army Med Corps2013 Sep 01; 159
AB  - Malaria is a life-threatening disease, with its largest impact being due to Plasmodium falciparum infection in Africa. Military populations continue to be at a high risk of malaria and reported case series have frequently revealed poor compliance with preventative measures. The symptoms of malaria are non-specific and its management depends on awareness of the diagnosis and early recognition and treatment. This is aided by new and simple rapid diagnostic tests, but these should not replace the examination of blood films if these are available. Artemisinin combination therapy provides a more rapid and dependable cure of uncomplicated P falciparum infection, with artesunate now being the drug of choice in severe infection.