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To the Editor: Malaria should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fever in any patient returning from an area where the disease is endemic¹. During the Vietnam War, there were more than 14,000 cases of imported malaria among U.S. military personnel². We are concerned that U.S. troops who served in Somalia in Operation Restore Hope may present with imported malaria after returning home³.

A 21-year-old Marine was deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 15, 1992. The patient received a third-degree burn on December 24. Subsequently, he was evacuated to a U.S. military medical facility in Germany. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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