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  • Title: [New approaches of malaria prevention for travelers].
    Author: Voumard R, Berthod D, Rochat L, D'Acremont V, Genton B, De Vallière S.
    Journal: Rev Med Suisse; 2016 May 04; 12(517):885-8. PubMed ID: 27323482.
    Abstract:
    Malaria is declining in many tropical countries. This reduction challenges our usual preventive strategies. In moderate to low risk areas, the Swiss guidelines recommend a stand-by emergency treatment. Controversies between experts are numerous though. Professionals at the Travel Clinic in Lausanne has explored shared-decision making through three clinical studies. The first showed that travelers visiting moderate to low risk malaria areas prefer a standby emergency treatment rather than chemoprophylaxis. The second study investigates the use of rapid diagnostic tests by travelers. The third focuses on the prospects of tropical telemedicine. Involving the traveler into the debate is a priority, until a vaccine becomes available.
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