Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study
Malaria and dengue are among the most important public health threats in Malaysia. These two-arthropod borne diseases have overlapping mosquito biotopes and clinical manifestations, and co-infections have been associated with increased severity notably on the haematological abnormalities. Dengue cau...
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| description | Malaria and dengue are among the most important public health threats in Malaysia. These two-arthropod borne diseases have overlapping mosquito biotopes and clinical manifestations, and co-infections have been associated with increased severity notably on the haematological abnormalities. Dengue caused by four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes has been highly endemic in Malaysia. However, malaria due to Plasmodium ovale (P. ovale) has been rarely reported among Malaysian population. Nonetheless, climate change and increased influx of international travellers and migrants have shifted the parasite boundaries to non-endemic countries. Thus, diagnosis and management of imported malarial infections should rely on the geographical knowledge on the origin of potential Plasmodium species, prompt laboratory testing and public health intervention. Moreover, it would be difficult to clinically differentiate dengue fever (DF) with a potential relapse or partially treated case of P. ovale, and there is absolutely no transmission of this Plasmodium species in our country. Hence, we believed that this case deserved to be reported. |
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| spelling | upm-902272021-09-09T21:46:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90227/ Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study Shahimi, Siti Sarah Aziz, Marniza Ilham, Nur Ezrin Awang Hamat, Rukman Malaria and dengue are among the most important public health threats in Malaysia. These two-arthropod borne diseases have overlapping mosquito biotopes and clinical manifestations, and co-infections have been associated with increased severity notably on the haematological abnormalities. Dengue caused by four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes has been highly endemic in Malaysia. However, malaria due to Plasmodium ovale (P. ovale) has been rarely reported among Malaysian population. Nonetheless, climate change and increased influx of international travellers and migrants have shifted the parasite boundaries to non-endemic countries. Thus, diagnosis and management of imported malarial infections should rely on the geographical knowledge on the origin of potential Plasmodium species, prompt laboratory testing and public health intervention. Moreover, it would be difficult to clinically differentiate dengue fever (DF) with a potential relapse or partially treated case of P. ovale, and there is absolutely no transmission of this Plasmodium species in our country. Hence, we believed that this case deserved to be reported. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90227/1/9upm.pdf Shahimi, Siti Sarah and Aziz, Marniza and Ilham, Nur Ezrin and Awang Hamat, Rukman (2020) Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (spec. 1). pp. 44-46. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020091012194110_2020_0160.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Shahimi, Siti Sarah Aziz, Marniza Ilham, Nur Ezrin Awang Hamat, Rukman Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title | Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title_full | Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title_fullStr | Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title_short | Plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency patient : a case study |
| title_sort | plasmodium ovale malaria and dengue co-infection in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency patient : a case study |
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