Author/Authors :
Rozali, A Health Services - Division of Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysia , Zakaria, A Health Services - Division of Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysia , Sherina, MS Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Malaysia , Amin, M Muhd Malaysian Armed Forces - Armed Forces Headquarters J9, Malaysia , Ghazalli, MT Mohd Health Services - Division of Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysia , Ello, MS Muhammad 96 Armed Forces Hospital Lumut, Malaysia , Samiran, S 96 Armed Forces Hospital Lumut, Malaysia , Samsuddin, S Malaysian Armed Forces - Armed Forces Headquarters J9, Malaysia , Yaakop, K Health Services - Division of Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysia
Abstract :
Military personnel who are deployed for peace-keeping missions are exposed to many hazards, including infectious diseases. One of the most common and fatal infectious disease is Malaria. Although well controlled in Malaysia, this deadly disease is still widely endemic in many other countries especially Africa. We would like to report the case of a military personnel who was infected with Malaria during a peace-keeping mission in Sudan and subsequently died after returning home. We hope that by reporting this case in depth, strategic actions can be taken to avoid similar unfortunate events in future.
Keywords :
Malaria , screening , detection , Peace , Keeping mission , military personnel , Malaysia.
