[Imported Plasmodium ovale malaria in Hefei City: a case report]
Wang Lin1, Li Ting-Ting1, Wang Qing1
1Center of Clinical Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Objective:
To perform epidemiological survey and laboratory diagnosis of a Plasmodium ovale malaria case imported into Hefei City, so as to provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of imported malaria in the future.
Methods:
The epidemiological history and clinical data of the imported malaria case were collected and analyzed.
Results:
The patient returned to China from Mozambique, and was admitted to the hospital due to repeated fever several months after returning to China. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) suggested non-P. falciparum infection, and microscopy displayed normal or slightly swelled malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes, unapparent serrated changes, increased cytoplasm in large trophozoite with irregular morphology, and almost no vacuoles. qPCR assay revealed P. ovale infection.
Conclusions:
Clinical medical professionals should improve their awareness of malaria diagnosis in people with a history of living or working in overseas malaria-epidemic areas, and early and rational administration of antimalarials should be given promptly to prevent the spread of malaria epidemics.
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