Symptomatic Falciparum Malaria After Living in a Nonendemic Area for 10 Years: Recrudescence or Indigenous Transmission?

AbstractWe report the case of a patient from Mali who, after 10 years of living in Spain, presented with symptomatic malaria without having visited an endemic area during that time. We cannot completely rule out the possibility of indigenous transmission, but this case most likely represents recrude...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 96; no. 6; pp. 1427 - 1429
Main Authors Salas-Coronas, Joaquín, Soriano-Pérez, Manuel Jesús, Lozano-Serrano, Ana B, Pérez-Moyano, Rosario, Porrino-Herrera, Carmen, Cabezas-Fernández, María Teresa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 07.06.2017
SeriesCase Report
Subjects
Adult
Antimalarials - therapeutic use
Emigrants and Immigrants
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum - diagnosis
Malaria, Falciparum - drug therapy
Male
Mali
Plasmodium falciparum - isolation & purification
Recurrence
Spain
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Summary:AbstractWe report the case of a patient from Mali who, after 10 years of living in Spain, presented with symptomatic malaria without having visited an endemic area during that time. We cannot completely rule out the possibility of indigenous transmission, but this case most likely represents recrudescence of an infection acquired over 10 years earlier.
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ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.17-0031