Transfusion-transmitted malaria: case report of asymptomatic donor harboring Plasmodium malariae

Transfusion-transmitted malaria: case report of asymptomatic donor harboring Plasmodium malariae

Malaria in Brazil is endemic in the Amazon region, but autochthonous cases with low parasitaemia occur in the Atlantic Forest area of the country. According to Brazilian legislation no test is mandatory for blood donors from non-endemic areas. However if they have traveled to malaria transmission re...

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Main Authors: Patricia Scuracchio, Sergio Domingos Vieira, Denise Albuquerque Dourado, Luciana Moro Bueno, Rafael Colella, Eduardo Milton Ramos-Sanchez, Giselle F. M. Castro Lima, Juliana Inoue, Maria Carmen Arroyo Sanchez, Silvia Maria Di Santi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2011-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Transfusion-transmitted malaria
PCR
Malaria serology
Malarial DNA
Atlantic Forest
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