Alles H K, Mendis K N, Carter R
University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Malaria Research Unit, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka.
Parasitol Today. 1998 Sep;14(9):369-75. doi: 10.1016/s0169-4758(98)01296-4.
Malaria mortality in human populations varies greatly under different circumstances. The intense malaria transmission conditions found in many parts of tropical Africa, the much lower malaria inoculation rates currently sustained in areas of southern Asia, and the epidemic outbreaks of malaria occasionally seen on both continents, present highly contrasting patterns of malaria-related mortality. Here Harsha Alles, Kamini Mendis and Richard Carter examine malaria-related mortality under different circumstances and discuss implications for the management of malaria in these settings. They emphasize the power of rapid case treatment to save lives at risk under virtually all circumstances of malaria transmission.
人类群体中的疟疾死亡率在不同情况下差异很大。在热带非洲许多地区发现的强烈疟疾传播条件、目前南亚地区维持的低得多的疟疾感染率，以及在两大洲偶尔出现的疟疾疫情，呈现出与疟疾相关的死亡率截然不同的模式。在这里，哈沙·阿莱斯、卡米尼·门迪斯和理查德·卡特研究了不同情况下与疟疾相关的死亡率，并讨论了在这些环境中疟疾管理的影响。他们强调，在几乎所有疟疾传播情况下，快速病例治疗对于挽救处于危险中的生命的作用。
