| malaria and mefloquine prophylaxis use among japan ground self-defense force personnel deployed in east timor. | malaria poses a significant threat to military personnel stationed in endemic areas; therefore, it is important to examine the risks of military operations, particularly in areas where malaria-related data are scarce. the recent deployment of japan ground self-defense force (jgsdf) for a peacekeeping operation in east timor provided an opportunity to investigate these risks. the results of these studies may be translated into chemoprophylactic strategies for travelers. | 2007 | 17617844 |
| a retrospective analysis of the protective efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine as prophylactic anti-malarials in non-immune individuals during deployment to a malaria-endemic area. | in 2000/2001, the australian defense forces (adf), in collaboration with smithkline beecham and the united states army, conducted a field trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of tafenoquine and mefloquine/primaquine for the prophylaxis of malaria amongst non-immune australian soldiers deployed to east timor (now called timor leste) for peacekeeping operations. the lack of a concurrent placebo control arm prevented an internal estimate of the malaria attack rate and so the prot ... | 2014 | 24502679 |
| a retrospective study on imported malaria in jordan. 1. malaria among jordanian un peacekeeping forces. | malaria is considered as one of the most threatening diseases affecting peacekeeping forces serving in malaria endemic countries. the jordanian armed forces participated in many of the united nations peacekeeping missions in over 20 countries across the world. thin and thick blood smears were collected from military personnel returning to jordan, and relevant data including occupation, age, sex, residence address and the country they served in were recorded. mefloquine 250 mg/week was prescribed ... | 2014 | 24639137 |
| plasmodium vivax in the democratic republic of east timor: parasite prevalence and antifolate resistance-associated mutations. | in the democratic republic of east timor, plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax malaria coexist, but limited information is available about the latter species. consequently, the prevalence of p. vivax and of its corresponding antifolate resistance-associated mutations in the pvdhfr and pvdhps genes was assessed here. blood samples were collected from 650 individuals distributed among six districts, over two different periods, by either passive case detection (pcd) or active case detection ( ... | 2010 | 20412783 |