• J Travel Med · Dec 2022

    Letter

    Increased imported severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria involving hyperparasitaemia (>10%) in a UK hospital following relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions compared to the pre-pandemic period.

    • Bennett Choy, Henrietta Bristowe, Baktash Khozoee, and Temi Lampejo.
    • Department of Infection Sciences, King s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK.
    • J Travel Med. 2022 Dec 27; 29 (8).

    AbstractWe identified and compared patients diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria at a large hospital in London, UK prior to the COVID-19 pandemic versus following relaxation of COVID-19-associated restrictions. We found that parasitaemias, rates of hyperparasitaemia and severe malaria were significantly higher in the period post-relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions.

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