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Malaria 3
Public Health, Travel & Expedition Medicine
FACTM Pt 1
Tim Inglis
Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases,
PathWest Laboratory Medicine, WA
Malaria series
Malaria 1 Clinical Tropical Medicine
Malaria 2 Clinical Parasitology
Malaria 3 Public Health, Travel & Expedition Medicine
Malaria 4 Clinical Entomology
Study materials
Manual of Travel Medicine & Health.
3rd
Edition, Steffen R et al. 2007. Decker.
Oxford Handbook of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine
Johnson C et al. 2008, Oxford
• FACTM study notes
• Specialist review articles
• Self-assessment questions
Blog http://micrognome.priobe.net
Web www.priobe.net
FACTM http://lifeinthefastlane.com/exams/actm-fellowship/
Outline
• Timeline
• Epidemiology
• Pre-travel risk assessment & planning
• Expedition contingencies
journey aftermathpreparation
Risk atlas
• Global distribution
• Regional distribution
• Australian receptive zone
Source = WHO Roll Back malaria Programme; http://www.who.int/entity/health_mapping
Epidemiology
Pre-travel preparation
• Risk assessment: location, activities, duration, complexity
• Personal measures: clothing, repellent, bed nets, activity
• Chemoprophylaxis:
– options include
• Atovaquone/proguanil; Mefloquine; Doxycycline …
– Specific issues
• Short notice
• Pregnant women
• Children
• Long stay
Expedition Medicine
• Personal measures
– Personal protection
– Chemoprophylaxis
• Group measures
– Group prophylaxis
– Area control measures
– Rapid tests
– Antimalarial therapy, SBET
• Local people
• Medevac arrangements
On return
• May present after interval, up to 1yr after end of journey
• Exclude malaria in anyone with fever who has travelled to an
endemic area
• Detailed history of location, duration & intensity of exposure
to biting insects, PPM and CPx used
– Thai/Myanmar border area; PNG
– Other arthropod borne infections in DD
– Indications of resistance
– Compliance, esp after arrival in Aus
journey aftermathpreparation
Emerging Issues
• Highland malaria
• Unusual malaria transmission methods
• Malaria & air travel
• Changing resistance
• Use for portable rapid diagnostic methods
• SBET in pregnancy
• CPx for long stay
• Prep for AUSMAT members

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Factm malaria 3

  • 1. Malaria 3 Public Health, Travel & Expedition Medicine FACTM Pt 1 Tim Inglis Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, WA
  • 2. Malaria series Malaria 1 Clinical Tropical Medicine Malaria 2 Clinical Parasitology Malaria 3 Public Health, Travel & Expedition Medicine Malaria 4 Clinical Entomology
  • 3. Study materials Manual of Travel Medicine & Health. 3rd Edition, Steffen R et al. 2007. Decker. Oxford Handbook of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine Johnson C et al. 2008, Oxford • FACTM study notes • Specialist review articles • Self-assessment questions Blog http://micrognome.priobe.net Web www.priobe.net FACTM http://lifeinthefastlane.com/exams/actm-fellowship/
  • 4. Outline • Timeline • Epidemiology • Pre-travel risk assessment & planning • Expedition contingencies journey aftermathpreparation
  • 5. Risk atlas • Global distribution • Regional distribution • Australian receptive zone Source = WHO Roll Back malaria Programme; http://www.who.int/entity/health_mapping
  • 7. Pre-travel preparation • Risk assessment: location, activities, duration, complexity • Personal measures: clothing, repellent, bed nets, activity • Chemoprophylaxis: – options include • Atovaquone/proguanil; Mefloquine; Doxycycline … – Specific issues • Short notice • Pregnant women • Children • Long stay
  • 8. Expedition Medicine • Personal measures – Personal protection – Chemoprophylaxis • Group measures – Group prophylaxis – Area control measures – Rapid tests – Antimalarial therapy, SBET • Local people • Medevac arrangements
  • 9. On return • May present after interval, up to 1yr after end of journey • Exclude malaria in anyone with fever who has travelled to an endemic area • Detailed history of location, duration & intensity of exposure to biting insects, PPM and CPx used – Thai/Myanmar border area; PNG – Other arthropod borne infections in DD – Indications of resistance – Compliance, esp after arrival in Aus journey aftermathpreparation
  • 10. Emerging Issues • Highland malaria • Unusual malaria transmission methods • Malaria & air travel • Changing resistance • Use for portable rapid diagnostic methods • SBET in pregnancy • CPx for long stay • Prep for AUSMAT members