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- Title
Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers: what is new?
- Authors
Gawthrop, Mary
- Abstract
Practice nurses are at the forefront of malaria prevention in travellers. Mary Gawthrop gives an overview of the recent changes to the UK guidelines Malaria is a severe and potentially life-threatening febrile illness caused by infection with the parasite Plasmodium. Malaria does not currently occur naturally in the UK, but continues to be a significant, preventable risk for UK travellers visiting malaria-endemic countries. Public Health England (PHE) provide annual updated guidelines for health professionals advising UK travellers on malaria prevention. The PHE guidelines provide country-specific malaria recommendations, including malaria prevalence maps, advice for special risk travellers like pregnant women, and contain a frequently asked questions section. This article covers the updates made in the most recently published version of the guidelines.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; MALARIA prevention; RISK of malaria; ANTIMALARIALS; INSECT baits &; repellents; MALARIA; MEDICAL office nursing; MEDICAL protocols; NURSES; PUBLIC health; RISK assessment; TRAVEL hygiene; INFORMATION resources; OCCUPATIONAL roles
- Publication
Practice Nursing, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0964-9271
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/pnur.2020.31.1.18