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Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted (Autochthonous) Plasmodium falciparum Malaria -- National Capital Region, Maryland, August 2023.

Authors :
Duwell, Monique
DeVita, Timothy
Jenny Chen
Myers, Robert A.
Mace, Kimberly
Ridpath, Alison D.
Odongo, Wycliffe
Raphael, Brian H.
Lenhart, Audrey
Tongren, Jon Eric
Stanley, Stephen
Blythe, David
Source :
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 10/13/2023, Vol. 72 Issue 41, p1123-1125. 3p. 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article describes the case of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a patient in Maryland in August 2023. It discusses the patient's medical history, results of the patient's laboratory tests, the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum, treatment given to the patient and the implementation of active case finding to identify other malaria cases in Maryland following the confirmation of malaria in the patient.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01492195
Volume :
72
Issue :
41
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
172967510
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7241a3