Death from Malaria infection in a military personnel after a peace keeping mission
Military personnel who are deployed for peace-keeping missions are exposed to many hazards, including infectious diseases. One of the most common and fatal infectious disease is Malaria. Although well controlled in Malaysia, this deadly disease is still widely endemic in many other countries especia...
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Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2013
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41355/1/Death%20from%20malaria%20infection%20in%20a%20military%20personnel%20after%20a%20peace%20keeping%20mission.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41355/ http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2013V09N1_CR02.pdf |
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Summary: | Military personnel who are deployed for peace-keeping missions are exposed to many hazards, including infectious diseases. One of the most common and fatal infectious disease is Malaria. Although well controlled in Malaysia, this deadly disease is still widely endemic in many other countries especially Africa. We would like to report the case of a military personnel who was infected with Malaria during a peace-keeping mission in Sudan and subsequently died after returning home. We hope that by reporting this case in depth, strategic actions can be taken to avoid similar unfortunate events in future. |
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