malaria is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries, with high morbidity and mortality. splenectomy makes patients more susceptible to serious bacterial and parasitic infections. we report for the first time in iran a fatal case of plasmodium vivax malaria, confirmed by microscopic and molecu­lar (semi-nested multiplex pcr) tests in a patient who had undergone splenectomy due to h...

southeast of iran is an endemic area for malaria and crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever ( cchf). in 1999, we faced with an outbreak of cchf in sistan and baluchistan province, in the border of paki­stan and afghanistan. the most cases of malaria in iran are also reported from this area. this arti­cle presents a 17-year- old woman who admitted to our hospital because of acute fever, head­ache, epis...

ahaptoglobinemia is a common phenomenon in tropical countries,where it is probably due to malaria-induced haemolysis. previous studies have suggested that ahaptoglobinemia is more useful than the other parasite detection indexes to estimate the endemicity of malaria. the present study shows the relationship between malaria and haptoglobin, as a genetic marker in balouch population of sistan & b...

introduction: amodiaquine is a partner drug in the artemisinin-based combination therapy artesunate-amodiaquine. reports of the adverse drug reaction known as amodiaquine-associated asthenia are scarce, and this adverse reaction needs to be investigated in detail. this article presents and reviews a case of amodiaquine-associated asthenia. a literature search for the characteristics of this adv...

infection resulting from plasmodium vivax is the commonest type found in india as well as other tropical regions. the clini­cal picture is variable depending on the nature, immunity of the child, and lives in an endemic area or not. here, we report a child, who presented with cerebellar dysfunction with intact sensorium and plasmodium vivax was positive on peripheral smear.

in the course of serological and parasitological studies of malaria, 1,018 persons were examined. they were from four different areas (a, b, c and d) in the region of bandar abbas and 1-1ina), southern iran, where malaria is still endemic. for the serological examinations, the ifat was used with p. falciparum and p.vivax antigens. several fa-positive reactions were observed in young children, m...

objectives microscopy of giemsa-stained thick and thin peripheral blood smear (pbs) remains as the standard laboratory method for the diagnosis of symptomatic malaria. this study was done to compare pbs with polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method for detecting asymptomatic malaria parasitemia. patients and method blood samples were collected from 900 asymptomatic school children between 7-11 ye...

background: plasmodium vivax is the predominant species causes of malaria with about 90% total annual reported malaria in iran. this study conducted to determine the susceptibility of plasmodium vivax isolates to chloroquine in sistan and balochistan province, southeastern iran. methods: a total 270 subjects with symptomatic malaria and confirmed p. vivax infection completed the designed 28-day...

Malaria was once one of the most severe public health problems in China. However, after 70 years integrated interventions, substantial progress has been made, and remarkable milestones have met malaria elimination On June 30 th , 2021, China officially certified as a malaria-free country by World Health Organization. This paper highlights achievements of, lessons learned from programme.

malaria has always been regarded as one of the most important health problems with which iran is faced. most parts of the country, especially densely populated areas, were known as malarious areas. records of 1947 show that 25% of cases referred to health centers and dispensaries of the ministry of health were due to malaria in khuzestan and caspian sea areas. the mortality rate of malaria in t...