Plasmodium ovale malaria acquired in central Spain

We describe a case of locally acquired Plasmodium ovale malaria in Spain. The patient was a Spanish woman who had never traveled out of Spain and had no other risk factors for malaria. Because patients with malaria may never have visited endemic areas, occasional transmission of malaria to European...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cuadros, Juan, Calvente, Maria José, Benito, Agustin, Arévalo, Juan, Calero, Maria Angeles, Segura, Javier, Rubio Muñoz, Jose Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/7073
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/7073
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aged
Animals
Antimalarials
Female
Humans
Malaria
Plasmodium ovale
Primaquine
Spain
Descripción
Sumario:We describe a case of locally acquired Plasmodium ovale malaria in Spain. The patient was a Spanish woman who had never traveled out of Spain and had no other risk factors for malaria. Because patients with malaria may never have visited endemic areas, occasional transmission of malaria to European hosts is a diagnostic and clinical challenge.