In light of the recent Ebola virus outbreak, alongside the risk of patients who may have been exposed to viral haemorrhagic fever, any requests for malaria screening from Primary Care must have the following information before a sample can be booked in and processed. These are:
1) Travel history—the exact country(ies) visited
2) Date of return to UK
3) Any prophylaxis
This information is required for us to complete any referral forms if samples need to be sent to the Malaria Reference Laboratory; samples will not be accepted without this information.
