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To the Editor: In their report in the April 8 issue of the Journal,¹ Heppner et al. discuss malaria and other infectious diseases in Somalia. Although all the antimalarial agents recommended by the authors are preferred, they are frequently not available at smaller medical facilities. Tetracycline and quinine sulfate are universally available and effective for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which is resistant to chloroquine. In patients with complicated malaria, exchange transfusion should be strongly considered². Finally, U.S. military personnel who served in Operation Restore Hope should not donate blood for two years.

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