Relapsing malaria infection in an adolescent following travel to Mozambique.

Abstract:

:Infection with Plasmodium ovale is uncommon in travelers. We describe a case of ovale malaria in a traveler to Mozambique who initially presented several weeks after completion of his trip. Species identification was ultimately achieved with a PCR-based diagnostic method.

journal_name

Travel Med Infect Dis

authors

Oswald CB,Summer AP,Fischer PR

doi

10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.02.003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-07-01 00:00:00

pages

254-5

issue

4

eissn

1477-8939

issn

1873-0442

pii

S1477-8939(07)00017-8

journal_volume

5

pub_type

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