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Revista de la Asociación Española de Especialistas en Medicina del Trabajo
On-line version ISSN 3020-1160Print version ISSN 1132-6255
Abstract
DOMINGUEZ FERNANDEZ, Julián Manuel and HERNANDEZ SURINACH, Monserrat. Malaria from a foreign country in a teacher. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.1, pp.65-69. Epub Feb 12, 2024. ISSN 3020-1160.
In Europe the infectious diseases with transmission by vectors, as malaria, constitute an important health problem, mostly in the cases of travelers from endemic areas. Objective: it shows a clinic case of imported malaria in Spain after a professional travel. Material and methods: it is included a Spanish cooperating teacher who travelled from Equatorial Guinea to Spain, considering his clinical-occupational record and his malaria symptoms and signs. Conclusion: if it will be a professional travel, it is necessary preventive measures as a complete clinic information, including the possibility of chemoprophylaxis against malaria and the administration of different types of vaccines.
Keywords : Malaria; Occupational diseases; Work-related diseases; Preventive measures; Chemoprophylaxis.