Occupationally Acquired P. Falciparum Malaria
Received Date: Feb 07, 2018 / Accepted Date: Feb 16, 2018 / Published Date: Feb 19, 2018
Abstract
Although low, the risk of occupational malaria does exist. This report describes a rare case of occupational malaria in a non-endemic area with a favorable outcome despite the delayed diagnosis and calls for further research in the field of malaria post-exposure prophylaxis following accidental exposure to biological fluids.
Keywords: Occupational malaria; Needlestick injury; Plasmodium falciparum; Post-exposure prophylaxis
Citation: Mickiene A, Jonikaite I, Pakalniene J (2018) Occupationally Acquired P. Falciparum Malaria. J Infect Dis Ther 6: 352. Doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000352
Copyright: © 2018 Mickiene A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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