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First imported Plasmodium ovale malaria in Central America: case report of a Guatemalan soldier and a call to improve its accurate diagnosis
- Source :
- Military Medical Research
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- The Mesoamerican Ministers of Health have set 2020 as the target for malaria elimination to be achieved in the region. Imported malaria cases are a potential threat to countries attempting elimination or working to prevent resurgence. We report the first imported Plasmodium ovale infection with molecular confirmation in Central America, which occurred in a Guatemalan soldier that had been deployed in Africa. The obstacles for its diagnosis using the standard microscopy technique and the need to improve its detection are discussed.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Plasmodium ovale infection
Pediatrics
biology
business.industry
Plasmodium ovale
Case Report
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Malaria elimination
Diagnosis
parasitic diseases
medicine
Imported malaria
Intensive care medicine
business
Plasmodium ovale malaria
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20549369
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Military Medical Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3f4c2371b246910f1f2adcb821e3a0cc