Open AccessPreparedness against self-infection and importation of Malaria - An airport survey among Saudis traveling to endemic countries
Author(s) -
Hanin Saleh AlOwaini,
Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader,
Qusay Fahad Almahmoud,
Abdulaziz Eyad Alqudaimi,
Raneem Saied Al-Ghamdi,
Wateen Ahmed Alhamoud,
Hasan M. Keriri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_649_19
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , travel medicine , environmental health , public health , preparedness , outbreak , malaria prophylaxis , malaria prevention , developing country , chemoprophylaxis , family medicine , health services , population , nursing , immunology , economic growth , surgery , virology , psychiatry , political science , economics , law
Infected travelers returning from malaria endemic countries pose the threat of local outbreaks in nonendemic countries. Such outbreaks are becoming potential public health threats with increasing volume of international travels.