| modelling the effect of temperature change on the extrinsic incubation period and reproductive number of plasmodium falciparum in malaysia. | according to the report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (ipcc), malaysia will experience an increase of 3-5°c in the future. as the development of the malaria parasite, plasmodium falciparum, is sensitive to temperature, we investigated, using computer models, the effect of increase of 3º and 5ºc on the possible changes in the epidemiology of malaria transmission of p. falciparum in malaysia. four environmentally different locations were selected: kuala lumpur (kl), cameron high ... | 2012 | 22543612 |
| malaria: a 10-year (1994-2003) retrospective study at university malaya medical center (ummc), kuala lumpur, malaysia. | malaria is still one of the most important vector-borne diseases in malaysia, particularly in remote areas. this retrospective study was carried out to find the prevalence of malaria among patients admitted to ummc kuala lumpur, from 1994-2003. a total of 86 malaria cases were analyzed. most cases occurred among foreigners [57% (49 cases)] while malaysians constituted 43% (37 cases). among foreigners, indonesians constituted the most [57% (28 cases)]. among malaysians, most cases occurred among ... | 2005 | 16438181 |
| imported malaria: a retrospective study in university hospital, kuala lumpur, a ten-year experience. | over a period of ten years (1983-1992), 134 malaria cases admitted to university hospital, kuala lumpur (uhkl) were analysed. malays constituted 27.6%, chinese 29.8%, indians 9.7%, indonesians 16.4% and other foreigners 16.4%. therefore, of the total number of cases, foreigners constituted 32.8% (44) of all the malaria cases admitted to uhkl. fifteen of these foreigners had chloroquine-resistant strains of malarial parasites. three species of malaria were reported of which plasmodium falciparum ... | 1998 | 10968130 |
| audit of imported and domestic malaria cases at kuala lumpur hospital. | the clinical, haematological and biochemical profiles of all domestic and imported malaria cases admitted to the hospital kuala lumpur were analysed. the most common malaria types were plasmodium falciparum (39.5%) and plasmodium vivax (42%). the most common patient type was men aged 29-40 years (reflecting the high mobility of this group, many of whom were illegal immigrants). misdiagnosis on admission was frequently due to the variable clinical presentation of the disease and the difficulties ... | 1995 | 8554954 |
| a retrospective study on malaria cases admitted to the university hospital, kuala lumpur, 1984-1988. | a review of malaria cases over a five year period from 1984-1988 at the university hospital, kuala lumpur, malaysia is presented. a total of 64 cases were recorded; 50% of which were due to plasmodium falciparum, 40.6% were due to plasmodium vivax, 6.2% due to plasmodium malariae and 3.1% due to a mixed infection of plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax. the breakdown of species type compared similarly with other studies conducted in the region. of this total, sixteen cases were imported fr ... | 1991 | 1839423 |