Appropriate medical screening for antimalarials vital to US mili...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 02/18/2008 - 23:00

Malaria is a constant threat to US military personnel operating in Afghanistan, but some troops may face further risk, as epidemiologists have revealed a significant prevalence of contraindications to the safe use of the anti-malarial drug, mefloquine.


 

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