<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>Malaria Among U.S. Forces Korea in the Republic of Korea, 1993–2007

A. Klein, Terry; A. Pacha, Laura; S. Lee, Hee-Choon; Kim, Heung-Chul; Lee, Won-Ja; Lee, Jong‐Koo; Jeung, Gi-Gon; J. Sames, William; C. Gaydos, Joel

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-01-4608

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Plasmodium vivaxMalaria Among U.S. Forces Korea in the Republic of Korea, 1993–2007

Published in Military Medicine • Apr 1, 2009

Authors:

Terry A. Klein

Laura A. Pacha

Hee-Choon S. Lee

Abstract

Malaria is a significant health threat to U.S. combat forces that are deployed to malaria-endemic regions. From 1979, when the Republic of Korea (ROK) was declared malaria free, malaria did not present a health threat to U.S. forces deployed to Korea until the early 1990s. In 1993, a temperate strai...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium vivax

Vivax malaria

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