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Outbreak Notice: Malaria in Kingston, Jamaica: Recommendations for Travelers - December 4
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently been in communication with the Ministry of Health of Jamaica and the Pan American Health Organization. There are reports of 13 confirmed cases of malaria in Jamaica, a country where malaria transmission does not normally occur and for which CDC has not previously recommended antimalarial prophylactic drugs for U.S. travelers. The outbreak is believed to have started in late October 2006. These 13 cases, 2 of which are in children, were confirmed in residents of Jamaica; an additional malaria infection was confirmed in a U.S. resident who traveled to the island from October 29 through November 6 . Eleven of the cases occurred in three neighborhoods within the city of Kingston, Jamaica; the other 2 cases were in Sydenham, St. Catherine, a neighboring province. All 13 confirmed infections were caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Outbreak Notice: Malaria in Kingston, Jamaica: Recommendations for Travelers - December 4
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently been in communication with the Ministry of Health of Jamaica and the Pan American Health Organization. There are reports of 13 confirmed cases of malaria in Jamaica, a country where malaria transmission does not normally occur and for which CDC has not previously recommended antimalarial prophylactic drugs for U.S. travelers. The outbreak is believed to have started in late October 2006. These 13 cases, 2 of which are in children, were confirmed in residents of Jamaica; an additional malaria infection was confirmed in a U.S. resident who traveled to the island from October 29 through November 6 . Eleven of the cases occurred in three neighborhoods within the city of Kingston, Jamaica; the other 2 cases were in Sydenham, St. Catherine, a neighboring province. All 13 confirmed infections were caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
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