[Malaria in Israel--can severe malaria related morbidity and mortality be prevented?].

摘要: Malaria was eradicated in Israel about 50 years ago. Despite this, the number of cases malaria has been increasing past few due to imported from endemic countries. Although is a preventable and treatable disease, severe fatal occur every year. The majority travelers who did not take prophylaxis. Therefore, there tendency blame them for their disease. However, morbidity mortality increases with any delay diagnosis treatment. Hence, it should be emphasized, that are three links this chain: patient prophylaxis, physician failed consider as febrile had just returned an area, finally, hospitals usually do store anti-malarial medication. Action therefore taken on levels: first most easily remedied--hospitals have medication available by law. Second physicians must educated regard risk returning travelers, methods diagnosis. Thirdly, efforts continue increase compliance prophylaxis among areas.