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By Dr Laurens Manning FRACP Fever in a recently returned traveller is a consultation that can be interesting and daunting. This article explains how we test for malaria in Australia today. A fever or history of fever such as shakes, chills or rigors is present in the majority of travellers with malaria. Making a diagnosis, however, is not always straightforward … Read More →

By Dr Laurens Manning, Infectious Diseases Physician Schistosomiasis (also known as Bilharzia) is a parasitic disease caused by several species of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, found in Africa, South America, China and South East Asia. Schistosomiasis, after malaria, is one of the most common parasitic diseases in humans, and generally rates second only to malaria, in terms of … Read More →