[Management of malaria for children in France in 2008].

France is the most important country out for imported malaria. Malaria epidemiological data managed by the malaria national reference center shows that the malaria of children concerns migrant who travel in Africa during summer to visit family. Preventing and treatment recommendations are formerly published by "Haut conseil de la santé publique". Revision 2007 of the 1999 consensus conference about management and prevention of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria were published in February 2008. This article presents the actuality of these recommendations for clinical pratice.