Plasmodium vivax Infection in Multiple Family Members in Texas, USA

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 9:2019:8568710. doi: 10.1155/2019/8568710. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

We report a cluster of 6 pediatric residents of Houston, Texas, USA, who presented with Plasmodium vivax infection within an eight-week period. All had immigrated to the United States from Afghanistan within the previous year. The clustering raises the possibilities of local mosquito vectored infection and/or synchronous relapses. Molecular typing and local mosquito testing are crucial in delineating the source of similar clusters in nonendemic regions. Single-dose hypnozoite eradication treatment may be considered in emigrating children to malaria nonendemic countries.

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