Malaria in Turkey: A comprehensive analysis of diagnosis, treatment, and the impact of COVID-19, ten years after malaria elimination (2012–2023)
Misdiagnosis is common which delays the treatment and is correlated with higher admissions to ICUs. Post-COVID-19, there was a notable increase in both ICU admissions and cases of severe malaria, suggesting an escalation in disease severity that warrants further investigation. The resurgence of rare malaria cases with no travel history to abroad highlights the necessity of continued vigilance for new malaria cases. Efforts to promptly treat upon diagnosis and improve diagnostic accuracy in Turkey, where malaria is uncommon, are crucial. Enhancing diagnostic methods and treatment strategies remains essential, especially in significant events like COVID-19.
Authors
- Şafak Özer Balın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3722-4660)
- Arzu Kantürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8397-6089)
- Hülya Kuşoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-8641)
- Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-5291)
- Emine Türkoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-4692)
- Günay Tuncer Ertem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8760-0030)
- Duru Mıstanoğlu Özatağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0005-192X)
- Necati Mumcu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5287-4904)
- Zeynepgül Kalay
- Özgün Ekin Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-3678)
- Ayşe Sağmak Tartar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9052-7986)
- Oğuz Ertan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5767-7405)
- Arzu Altunçekiç Yıldırım (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-9838)
- Cengiz Uzun
- Gülden Ersöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-3586)
- Tuba Turunç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0722-6964)
- Hatice Ertabaklar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-6433)
- Kaya Süer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2565-3425)
- Ramazan Gözüküçük (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8205-4752)
- Nagehan Didem Sarı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9400-0997)
- Lal Sude Gücer
- Haluk Erdoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9033-4236)
- Önder Ergönül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9235)
- Fatma Çölkesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9545-5179)
- Ayşe Batırel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6005-636X)
- Ayşe İnci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-5760)
- Ahmet Rıza Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-076X)
- Güven Çelebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4035-6864)
- Orçun Zorbozan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-7085)
- Hande Berk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2820-1731)
- Mustafa Arslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3362-1044)
- İlknur Erdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-8893)
- Sevil Alkan
- Çağla Karakoç
- Selma Ateş
- Funda Şimşek Çelener
Institutions
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi (TR)
- Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University (TR)
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Koç University (TR)
- Fırat University (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Başkent University (TR)
- Ahi Evran University (TR)
- Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi (TR)
- Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (TR)
- Ege University (TR)
- Konya Numune Hastanesi (TR)
- Gaziantep Children's Hospital (TR)
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Alanya University (TR)
- Istinye University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Istanbul Eye Hospital (TR)
- Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (TR)
- Mersin Üniversitesi (TR)
- Ordu University (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- Near East University (CY)
- Amasya Üniversitesi (TR)
- Adnan Menderes University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102819
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00