• Military medicine · May 2023

    Case Reports

    Late-presenting Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Non-Endemic Setting During COVID-19 Travel Restrictions.

    • Paul M Robben, Christopher R Dunbar, Elgin H Akin, Alexander Pichugin, and Jason A Regules.
    • Malaria Biologics Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
    • Mil Med. 2023 May 16; 188 (5-6): e1335e1337e1335-e1337.

    AbstractWe report a case of febrile Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a 36-year-old male patient occurring 14 years after immigration from and more than 12 months since a return visit to the endemic area. The critical need for awareness regarding late presentations of P. falciparum is discussed.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2021. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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