An imported case of ovale malaria in Xinjiang during the epidemic period of COVID-19.
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
; 40(5):689-691, 2022.
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| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2319251
ABSTRACT
On December 13, 2020, Yutian County People's hospital reported one imported malaria case in Hotan, Xinjiang. The patient had worked and lived in Yaounde, Cameroon, from January to September 2020. He was infected with malaria twice in March and May 2020. Antimalarial treatment was administrated by the team doctor for 2-3 days in each treatment. The treatment was stopped after the symptoms improved. The patient returned to China on September 16 and was hospitalized on December 13 due to a high fever of 39! and upper respiratory symptoms. Multiple detections of COVID-19 nucleic acid showed negative results. Peripheral blood from the patient was taken for Plasmodium rapid diagnostic test (RDT), which showed a positive result suggesting non Plasmodium falciparum infection. Ring stage P. ovale was found in the blood smear. Nested PCR showed positive for P. ovale. A diagnosis of imported ovale malaria was made. The patient was administrated with 4 dihydroartemisinin piperaquine tablets and 3 primaquine phosphate tablets daily. The malaria parasite test became negative after 8 days of treatment. The patient was followed up for 3 months after discharge and had no symptoms of chills or fever.Copyright © 2022, National Institute of Parasitic Diseases. All rights reserved.
COVID-19 pandemic; Imported Malaria; Ovale malaria; Xinjiang; article; blood sampling; blood smear; case report; China; clinical article; coronavirus disease 2019/ep [Epidemiology]; epidemic; fever; follow up; hospital discharge; hospitalization; human; malaria falciparum/di [Diagnosis]; male; Plasmodium ovale malaria/di [Diagnosis]; Plasmodium ovale malaria/dt [Drug Therapy]; treatment duration; upper respiratory tract infection; antimalarial agent/dt [Drug Therapy]; dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine/dt [Drug Therapy]; primaquine/dt [Drug Therapy]; rapid test
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