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Malaria, a potentially life-threatening parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes, continues to be a major global health problem. Malaria remains the most common cause of fever in returned travellers, with an estimated 10,000 cases of travel-associated malaria occuring globally every year. Young children, pregnant women and asplenic individuals are particularly vulnerable to severe malaria, and malaria acquisition is more common among visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travellers, long-term travellers and expatriates. In this chapter, we discuss the global epidemiology of malaria and preventive measures that can be employed to reduce the risk of malaria acquisition by travellers. We include detail on the drugs available for malaria chemoprophylaxis and the different preventive strategies that can be employed, and we provide advice on how to choose the appropriate strategy and drug for the individual traveller.

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  1. Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  2. Knox Private Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  3. Epworth Eastern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  4. Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Joseph Torresi

  5. Infectious Diseases Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sarah McGuinness

  6. Lecturer, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Sarah McGuinness

  7. Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Head of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Karin Leder

  8. Head of Travel Medicine and Immigrant Health, Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital Peter Doherty, Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Karin Leder

  9. Associate Professor, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Daniel O’Brien

  10. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Daniel O’Brien

  11. Associate Professor, Nossal Institute for Global Health, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Tilman Ruff AO

  12. International Medical Advisor, Australian Red Cross (1996–2019), Founding Head of Travel Medicine at Fairfield and Royal Melbourne Hospitals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Tilman Ruff AO

  13. Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Director of Paediatric Education, , Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Mike Starr

  14. Infectious Diseases Physician, Public Health Physician and Senior Research Fellow, The Austin Hospital, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and The University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Katherine Gibney

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Torresi, J. et al. (2019). Malaria Prevention. In: Manual of Travel Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7252-0_3

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