Plasmodium malariae in Haitian refugees, Jamaica.
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SUBMITTER: Lindo JF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2792841 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun
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Plasmodium malariae in Haitian refugees, Jamaica.
Lindo John F JF Bryce Jeanette Horner JH Ducasse Marion Bullock MB Howitt Christina C Barrett Donnett M DM Lorenzo Morales Jacob J Ord Rosalynn R Burke Martina M Chiodini Peter L PL Sutherland Colin J CJ
Emerging infectious diseases 20070601 6
Since 1963, reported malaria transmission in Haiti has been restricted to Plasmodium falciparum. However, screening of Haitian refugees in Jamaica in 2004, by microscopic examination, identified P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. malariae. PCR confirmed the P. malariae and P. falciparum but not P. vivax infections. DNA sequencing and rRNA gene sequences showed transmission of P. malariae. This report confirms that P. malariae is still being transmitted in Haiti. ...[more]
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