Severe long-delayed malaria caused by Plasmodium malariae in an elderly French patient

Abstract Background Plasmodium malariae is the cause of the rare but severe form of malaria that sometimes affects individuals travelling to malaria-endemic regions. This report presents the unique case of a patient exhibiting severe malaria symptoms caused by P. malariae with no record of recent tr...

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Main Authors: Anthony Marteau, Elise Ouedraogo, Guillaume Van der Meersch, Mohammad Akhoundi, Berenice Souhail, Yves Cohen, Olivier Bouchaud, Arezki Izri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03870-4