Volume 6, Number 5—October 2000
Dispatch
Falciparum Malaria in European Tourists to the Dominican Republic
Tomas Jelinek*
, Manuel Corachan†, Martin Grobusch‡, Gundel Harms-Zwingenberger§, Herwig Kollaritsch¶, Joachim Richter#, Bernd Zieger**, and for TropNetEurop
, Manuel Corachan†, Martin Grobusch‡, Gundel Harms-Zwingenberger§, Herwig Kollaritsch¶, Joachim Richter#, Bernd Zieger**, and for TropNetEuropTable
Patients with falciparum malaria from Dominican Republic
| No | Sexa | Age | Nationality | Month/year of presentation | Journey | Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 26 | German | 06/99 | ||
| 2 | M | 28 | German | 11/99 | 14 days in Punta Cana | Mefloquine |
| (honeymoon with #3) | ||||||
| 3 | F | 28 | German | 11/99 | 14 days in Punta Cana | Mefloquine |
| (honeymoon with #2) | ||||||
| 4 | F | 34 | German | 11/99 | 7 days in Punta Cana | Mefloquine |
| 5 | F | 28 | Spanish | 11/99 | 7 days in Punta Cana | Chloroquine |
| 6 | F | 45 | German | 11/99 | 14 days in Punta Cana | Atovaquone/ |
| proguanil | ||||||
| 7 | M | 27 | German | 11/99 | flight assistant, overnight | Quinine |
| stays in Puerto Plata (October) | ||||||
| and Punta Cana (November) | ||||||
| 8 | F | 30 | German | 11/99 | 10 days in Punta Cana | Mefloquine |
| 9 | F | 47 | Austrian | 12/99 | 14 days in Punta Cana | Quinine |
| 10 | F | 28 | Spanish | 12/99 | 6 days in Punta Cana | Chloroquine |
| 11 | F | 30 | German | 12/99 | 10 days in Punta Cana | Mefloquine |
| 12 | F | 31 | German | 12/99 | 16 days in Punta Cana | Chloroquine |
| 13 | M | 24 | German | 02/00 | 10 days in Punta Cana | Quinine |
aF = female ; M = male.
