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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Main Authors: Juan Cuadros, Maria José Calvente, Agustin Benito, Juan Arévalo, Maria Angeles Calero, Javier Segura, Jose Miguel Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0105_article