Afebrile Parasitemia in Imported Vivax Malaria

Cluster of Imported Vivax Malaria in Travelers Returning From Peru.

We report a cluster of imported vivax malaria in three of five Chilean travelers returning from Peru in March 2015. The cluster highlights the high risk of malaria in the Loreto region in northern Peru, which includes popular destinations for international nature and adventure tourism. According to local surveillance data, Plasmodium vivax is predominating, but Plasmodium falciparum is also pre...

Afebrile Cerebral Malaria

To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. Sir,?Some time ago in your columns there was a report of a case of cerebral malaria with a temperature below 100?F. Recently I have come across a similar case where the effects of malarial intoxication manifested themselves prior to any rise of temperature. The patient was a girl who had had an attack of convulsions an hour before I saw her. The convul...

Parasitemia Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Patients in the Republic of Korea

Parasitemia characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria in temperate regions may differ from those in tropical zones. However, most parasitological and clinical features of P. vivax malaria have been investigated in the latter. In this study, we investigated 383 malaria patients to clarify the parasitemia characteristics of a P. vivax strain in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The mean parasitemia ...

Clinical picture of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients of a Polish tertiary center.

Transmission Risk from Imported Plasmodium vivax Malaria in the China-Myanmar Border Region.

Malaria importation and local vector susceptibility to imported Plasmodium vivax infection are a continuing risk along the China-Myanmar border. Malaria transmission has been prevented in 3 border villages in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, China, by use of active fever surveillance, integrated vector control measures, and intensified surveillance and response.