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Vivax malaria in a blood donor in Spain, relapse or a new infection in a malaria non‐endemic country?
Author(s) -
Rubio J. M.,
Jiménez del Bianco A. I.,
CerveraAlonso Y.,
FernandezGarcia M. D.,
Lanza M.,
Ta Tang T. H.,
Sevil Puras F.,
Blanco L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/vox.12352
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium vivax , serology , donation , blood donor , medicine , immunology , vivax malaria , virology , plasmodium (life cycle) , disease , plasmodium falciparum , parasite hosting , antibody , economics , world wide web , computer science , economic growth
Malaria is a vectorborne disease caused by protozoan of the genus Plasmodium , which can also be transmitted by the transfusion of infected red blood cells. One year after return from a travel to Honduras, a Spanish traveller developed vivax malaria. Prior to the onset of symptoms, the donor made a donation that tested non‐reactive using an immunological test for malaria. Samples from the donor taken before donation and tested by serological and molecular methods were negative but positive at the time of hospital admission. The possible sources of the donors’ infection, imported versus locally acquired, are discussed.