IMPORTED MALARIA AMCNG TRAVELERS

Taiwan Provincial Institute

1985 Vol.1 NO.10

Correspondence Author：

Abstract：

From 1981 to 1984, 217 cases of malaria were reported to the Taiwan Proincia1 Institute of Infectious Diseases (TPIID). Ninety-nine (46%) cases occurred among Republic of China (R.O.C) citizens who were infected while traveling abroad 113 (52%) cases occurred among foreign nationals visting Taiwan, and five (2%) cases were relapses or trans-fusion-associated. Of the 99 cases among R.O.C residents traveling abroad. 54 (55%) were due to Plasmodium vivax 39 (39%) to P. fallciparum cases 5 (5%) to P. malaria, and 1(1%) to P. ovale. None of the R.O.C. citizens who acquired malaria while traveling abroad were taking chemoprophylaxis.