Malaria

• Policies and Directives
  • DoD / Joint Forces
  • Army
  • Air Force
  • Navy / Marines
• Clinical Guidance
• Forms and Measures
• Fact Sheets
• Other Related Information
• Education and Training
• Research
• Related Links

Policies and Directives

DoD / Joint Forces

• CENTCOM AOR Malaria Matrix, version 4, 29 Apr 05
  
  
• Hdqs MNC-I Memorandum, MNC-I Policy on Malaria Prevention, 28 Dec 04
  
  
• Hdqs,CJTF-76, Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Program for U.S. Forces, CJTF-76, 18 Apr 05
  
  
• Executive Summary CJTF-7 OIF-2 Malaria Prophylaxis Policy, 12 Feb 04
  
  
• CJTF-7 Policy on Malaria Prevention, 29 Dec 03
  
  
• AFEB Memorandum, Antimalarials and Current Practice in the Military - 2003 - 13, 31 Jul 03
  
  
• ASD Memorandum, Anti-Malarial Medications, 17 Oct 02

Army

• Third US Army/USARCENT/CFLCC Policy Memorandum SUR-01, Malaria Prophylaxis, 18 Feb 06
  
  
• MEDCOM Memorandum, Army Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6-PD) Deficiency Screening Program, 18 Feb 04
  
  
• SG Memorandum, Additional Patient Information to Accompany Each Prescription of Mefloquine (Lariam®), 20 Nov 03
  
  
• DA ALARACT Interim Guidance for Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in Iraq, 14 Nov 03
  
  
• OTSG Memorandum, Updated Health Care Provider Information on Use of Mefloquine Hydrochloride (Lariam®) for Malaria Prophylaxis, 3 Oct 02
  
  

Air Force

• USCENTAF/SG Memorandum, USCENTAF Policy on Vector-borne Disease Protection and Malaria Chemoprophylaxis, 1 Feb 06
  
  
• CENTAF Deployed Medical Commanders' Handbook, Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, 7 Oct 03
  
  

Navy / Marines

• NEHC Deployment Medical Surveillance Information Page
  
  
• COMFIRSTNCD, Medical Guidance for Deployment - Malaria & Leishmaniasis, 27 Nov 03
  
  
• Consensus Conference Report - Malaria Outbreak Among Members of JTF Liberia, 9 Oct 03
  
  
• COMUSNAVCENT, Malaria Prophylaxis Guidance and Requirements for Units in Fifth Fleet AOR, 18 Sep 03
  
  
• BUMED, Operation Iraqi Freedom Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Guidance, Jun 03
  
  

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Clinical Guidance

Malaria Diagnosis and Control

• FDA News, FDA Clears for Marketing First Quick Test for Malaria, 26 Jun 07



• Navy Medical Department Pocket Guide to Malaria Prevention and Control, NEHC-TM PM6250.1, Feb 07
  
  
• USACHPPM Technical Guide 273, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of Tactical Importance to U.S. Central Command, Nov 01
  
  
• CDC Malaria Information for Clinicians/Health Care Settings
  
  
• FDA/AABB Guidelines for Deferral of Blood Donors at Increased Risk for Malaria
  
  

Malaria Chemoprophylaxis

• CDC Travelers' Health - Malaria
  
  
• Malaria Prevention in Short-Term Travelers. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol 359:603-612, 7 Aug 08



• FDA Mefloquine (Lariam®) Medication Guide, May 04
  
  
• FDA Mefloquine Medication Label, May 04
  
  
• Mefloquine (Lariam®) Information for Clinicians, 16 Jun 05
  
  
• Mefloquine Page
  
  

G6-PD Deficiency Screening

• MEDCOM Memorandum, Army Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6-PD) Deficiency Screening Program, 18Feb04
  
  

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Forms and Measures

• Forms and Measures
  
  

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Fact Sheets

Malaria Diagnosis and Control

• USACHPPM Just the Facts - Malaria, Jan 07
  
  
• USACHPPM Just the Facts - Vivax Malaria, Jan 07
  
  
• CDC Frequently Asked Questions about Malaria
  
  
• CDC, Preventing Malaria in Travelers
  
  
• IAMAT (International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers) How to Protect Yourself Against Malaria
  
  
• USACHPPM, DoD Insect Repellent System
  
  
• WHO Malaria Fact Sheet
  
  
• AFPMB (Armed Forces Pest Management Board) Protect Yourself Against Biting Insects, Feb 01
  
  
• USACHPPM Deployment Medication Information Sheets - Repellents/Insecticides
  
  
• DEET Insect Repellent Information for Servicemembers and their Families Fact Sheet, 25 Sep 06

Malaria Chemoprophylaxis

• G6PD Deficiency for Servicemembers Fact Sheet, 12 May 06
  
  
• Mefloquine (Lariam®) Information for Clinicians, 16 Jun 05
  
  
• USACHPPM Lariam Pocket Card
  
  
• USACHPPM Deployment Medication Information Sheets - Malaria Medications
  
  
• FDA Mefloquine (Lariam®) Medication Guide, May 04
  
  

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Other Related Information

• Update: Malaria Among U.S. Military Members, 2007, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 2, Feb/Mar 08



• An Outbreak of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Among US Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan PowerPoint Presentation at FHP Conference Aug 07
  
  
• National Geographic Magazine Article, Bedlam in the Blood - Malaria, Jul 07



• Update: Malaria, U.S. Armed Forces, 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 13 No 1, Jan 07
  
  
• Malaria, US Army, 2005, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR)Vol 12 No 1, Jan/Feb 06
  
  
• An Outbreak of Malaria in US Army Rangers Returning from Afghanistan, JAMA, Vol 293 No 2, 12 Jan 05
  
  
• IAMAT World Malaria Risk Chart
  
  

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Education and Training

• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Hot Topics - Malaria



• NEHC Conference Feb 07, Malaria Prevention, etc. PowerPoint Presentation



• Deployment Health Clinical Training Series, Malaria, 29 Jan 04
  
  
  • Training Document
  • Slide Presentation
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• NEHC 2005 Conference, Malaria Prevention and Control PowerPoint Presentation, Feb 05
  
  
• MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials: Malaria
  
  

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Research

• Prevalence of Contraindications to Mefloquine Use Among USA Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, Malaria Journal 2008, 7:30, 11 Feb 08



• Spatial Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Vol 12 No 10, Oct 06
  
  
• Institute of Medicine Report, Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program, 25 May 06
  
  
• Institute of Medicine, Gulf War and Health Reports: Volume 5 Infectious Disease, 16 Oct 06
  
  
• Malaria Publications at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  
  
• Malaria Research at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
  
  
  • USAMRU, Kenya
  • AFRIMS, Thailand
  
  
• US Medicine Article, Army-Developed Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise, Jan 05
  
• WHO/TDR (Tropical Disease Research) Malaria
  
  
• The Risk of Severe Depression, Psychosis or Panic Attacks with Prophylactic Antimalarials, Drug Safety 2004; 27 (3): 203-213
  
  
• Tolerability of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in Non-immune Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa: Multicentre, Randomised, Double Blind, Four Arm Study; BMJ Vol 327, 8 Nov 03
  
  

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Related Links

• CDC Malaria Information Page
  
  
• CDC Travelers' Health - Malaria
  
  
• Medline Plus - Malaria
  
  
• WHO Health Topics - Malaria
  
  
• WHO International Travel and Health - Malaria
  
  

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