Imported malaria remains "significant issue" for UK despite fall in cases:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Imported malaria continues to be a "significant problem" in the UK despite a 12% annual fall in cases. So said the Health Protection Agency of the 1,548 diagnoses in 2007. The vast majority (1,139) were due to the potentially fatal Plasmodium falciparum parasite, though there were only five deaths. In the past, experts have called for better awareness among GPs and A&E of the potential need for screening possible cases, but this year's warnings focus on the need for appropriate prophylaxis among travellers to malaria-risk areas.