Congenital infection with Plasmodium malariae: a rare case of intrauterine transmission in Germany

Abstract Background Malaria remains the leading parasitic disease worldwide with a significant global morbidity and mortality burden. Plasmodium malariae, the least prevalent of the five Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, has unique characteristics including prolonged prepatent periods and...

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Published in:	Malaria Journal
Main Authors:	Sarah Goretzki, Nora Bruns, Anna Daniels, Anne Schönecker, Adela Della Marina, Andrea Gangfuß, Bernd Schweiger, Andreas Schönfeld, Oliver Witzke, Jutta Dedy, Jan Dziobaka, Caroline Holtkamp, Peter-Michael Rath, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Christian Dohna-Schwake, Hedda-Luise Verhasselt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Congenital malaria quartana Plasmodium malariae Complicated malaria Artesunate
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05331-8