| Description |
Malaria (Reference 11)
allows for easy identification. Since not all sites consistently code and
record malarial parasites seen histologically or on blood smears (not all
of these interpretations are done through the Pathology and Laboratory
Service), we have currently decided to track malaria based on ICD
coding.
The plasmodial parasite is responsible for the blood-borne disease of
malaria. Malaria can cause acute as well as chronic, relapsing disease.
Occasionally, U.S. troops are deployed in malaria endemic areas. This
placement could potentially put troops at risk for acquiring this disease.
For the Emerging Pathogens Initiative program, we are interested in
tracking patients with malaria, either acute or chronic, relapsing, and in
either inpatient or outpatient status. No standardized serologic test
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