Malaria: A Clinical and Diagnostic Discussion

• 2024

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• Johanna Daily; Sarah Turbett

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The webinar is about malaria, focusing on clinical and diagnostic aspects. It describes experiences in diagnosing and treating malaria, especially in travelers returning to the U.S. The doctors discuss symptoms, lab tests like blood smears, rapid antigen tests, and nucleic acid detection for diagnosis. The importance of quick diagnosis to prevent severe disease is highlighted. Treatment options include combination therapies like Coartem for mild cases and IV artesunate for severe ones. New vaccines are mentioned but not recommended for travelers yet due to low effectiveness rates around 40%.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Antigens, Protozoan; Diagnosis, Differential; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum; Malaria, Vivax; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques

Institutions: Region 1 Regional Disaster Health Response System

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