Open AccessMalaria Diagnosed by Autopsy in a Young Traveler Returning From Uganda: Limitations of Surveillance
Author(s) -
Taylor Christopher A.,
Blau Dianna M.,
DiAngelo Constance R.,
Shieh WunJu,
Zaki Sherif R.,
Arguin Paul M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00672.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , malaria , travel medicine , girl , verbal autopsy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , cause of death , pediatrics , disease , medical emergency , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology
Fatal infectious disease acquired during international travel is less likely to be captured through existing surveillance when diagnosis is delayed or missed, especially as autopsy rates decline. Death of a young girl owing to malaria demonstrates needs for increased examination of travel‐related deaths through postmortem investigation, autopsy, and expanded surveillance.