Open AccessCoinfection of Plasmodium vivax and Epstein-Barr virus: case report
Author(s) -
Fatih Akın,
Çelebi Kocaoğlu,
Ece Selma Solak,
Halil Özdemir,
Bayram Pektaş,
Şükrü Arslan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(13)60016-x
Subject(s) - malaria , coinfection , plasmodium vivax , virology , chills , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , medicine , virus , biology
Malaria is an acute and chronic illness characterized by paroxysms of fever, chills, sweats,\udfatigue, anemia, and splenomegaly. It is still an important health problem in malaria-endemic\udcountries. Children living in malaria-endemic areas have elevated Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)\udloads in the circulation and acute malaria infection leads to increased levels of circulating EBV\udthat are cleared after anti-malaria treatment. There are many reports about the association of\udPlasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria and EBV infection. Here we report a case who\udhad coinfection of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria and EBV infection. To the best of our\udknowledge this is the first case indicating the association of P. vivax malaria and EBV infection