Plasmodium ovale malaria in Brazil: report of an imported case with a prolonged incubation period | Zendy

Jean Ezequiel Limongi | Zendy; Daniela Camargos Costa | Zendy; Luzia H. Carvalho | Zendy; Iris Sousa Lopes | Zendy; Alcides Assis Silva | Zendy; Marcelo Simão Ferreira | Zendy

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Plasmodium ovale malaria in Brazil: report of an imported case with a prolonged incubation period

Author(s) -

Jean Ezequiel Limongi,

Daniela Camargos Costa,

Luzia H. Carvalho,

Iris Sousa Lopes,

Alcides Assis Silva,

Marcelo Simão Ferreira

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4037

Subject(s) - plasmodium ovale , malaria , incubation period , incubation , plasmodium (life cycle) , parasite hosting , biology , virology , medicine , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , plasmodium vivax , biochemistry , world wide web , computer science

We report the first case of imported Plasmodium ovale in Brazil, confirmed using both conventional microscopy and PCR-based protocols. The patient was a 36-year-old Brazilian male who had been working as a miner in Cabinda Province, Angola. Based on his travel history, the parasite was dormant for at least two years. The relatively long period of incubation of P. ovale may obscure the link between exposure and disease. The recent increase in the number of people travelling to regions where P. ovale is endemic, suggests that a PCR-based protocol should be included as a complementary tool for malaria reference laboratories.

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