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Mefloquine in military personnel
Value of mefloquine chemoprophylaxis in military personnel
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6584 (Published 09 December 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h6584
- Andrew D Green, defence consultant adviser in communicable diseases1,
- Timothy J Hodgetts, medical director1,
- David A Ross, defence consultant adviser in public health1,
- Patrick Connor, defence consultant adviser in medicine1
- 1Defence Medical Services, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham B15 2SQ, UK
- andy.green735{at}mod.uk
Gogtay and Ferner raise important issues regarding the use of mefloquine for malaria chemoprophylaxis in British military personnel.1 However, we feel that some points need clarification.
Although malaria has had a major impact on British Armed Forces in the past, the last operational death of a British service person from malaria occurred in …
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