First molecular documented case of a rarely reported parasite: Plasmodium knowlesi infection in Denmark in a traveller returning from Malaysian Borneo.
Travel Med Infect Dis
; 53: 102580, 2023.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2290644
ABSTRACT
Plasmodium knowlesi has been reported as an emerging infection throughout the Southeast Asian region, especially in the Malaysian state of Sabah, where it accounts for the majority of the malaria cases reported. This is in contrast to Europe, where imported P. knowlesi is a rarely reported infection. We present a case of P. knowlesi infection in a Danish woman returning from a short trip to Malaysian Borneo. Microscopy of blood smears revealed 0.8% infected erythrocytes, but due to the atypical morphological presentation, a conclusive species identification was made by molecular methods. Plasmodium knowlesi is a potentially fatal infection and taking the increasing travel activity into consideration after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, P. knowlesi should be a differential diagnosis in patients with travel-associated illness returning from highly endemic Southeast Asian areas.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parásitos
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Plasmodium knowlesi
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COVID-19
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Malaria
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio observacional
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
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Inglés
Revista:
Travel Med Infect Dis
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Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2023
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