CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 1-4.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2020.01.001

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Suggestions for standardizing the process of malaria diagnosis and treatment during the epidemic control of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)

ZOU Yang1, ZHENG Yi-shan2, CAO Jun3,*   

  1. 1 Emergency and Critical Care Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Tropical Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory for Research on Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Beijing 100050, China;
    2 The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Jiangsu Provincial Infectious Disease Hospital, Nanjing 210003, China;
    3 Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training on Malaria Elimination, Key Laboratory of National Health Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Wuxi 214064, China
  • Received:2020-02-21 Online:2020-02-28 Published:2020-03-19
  • Contact: E-mail：caojuncn@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology (No. BM2018020), and the Jiangsu Provincial Project of Invigorating Health Care through Science, Technology and Education

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Abstract: At the end of 2019, the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought new challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of other diseases such as malaria. If malaria patients are misdiagnosed, the illness may become severe or even life-threatening. Furthermore, if improperly protected and handled against the epidemic, not only malaria patients may be infected with the novel coronavirus during the process seeking for medical care, but medical staff will also face potential high risks. Therefore, to provide reference for health care workers, this paper focuses on how to perform good practice for malaria diagnosis and treatment under the current COVID-19 epidemic, and provides recommendations for the standardized diagnosis and treatment process of malaria patients.

Key words: Coronavirus disease 2019, Malaria, Diagnosis and treatment

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