Fatal Mixed Plasmodium Infection in Traveler Returning to Colombia from Comoros Islands, 2024

During 2014-2022, only Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases were reported in the Comoro Islands. We report a fatal case of mixed Plasmodium malaria infection in a traveler returning from the Comoros to Colombia in 2024, highlighting the need to strengthen laboratory detection and identification of Pl...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2024-11, Vol.31 (1)
Main Authors: Medina-Lozano, Leidy J, Lozano, Sergio Andrés Bolívar, Guavita, Carolina, Camargo, Milena, Patiño, Luz Helena, Ramírez, Juan David, Gutiérrez-González, Diana Carolina, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A
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Summary:During 2014-2022, only Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases were reported in the Comoro Islands. We report a fatal case of mixed Plasmodium malaria infection in a traveler returning from the Comoros to Colombia in 2024, highlighting the need to strengthen laboratory detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in sub-Saharan Africa.
ISSN:1080-6059