Plasmodium ovale malaria in Brazil: report of an imported case with a prolonged incubation period

Authors

  • Jean Ezequiel Limongi Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Daniela Camargos Costa Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Luzia Helena Carvalho Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Iris Sousa Lopes Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Alcides Assis Silva Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Marcelo Simão Ferreira Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.4037

Keywords:

Malaria, Plasmodium ovale, long incubation period

Abstract

We report the first case of imported Plasmodium ovale in Brazil, confirmed using both conventional microscopy and PCR-based protocols. The patient was a 36-year-old Brazilian male who had been working as a miner in Cabinda Province, Angola. Based on his travel history, the parasite was dormant for at least two years. The relatively long period of incubation of P. ovale may obscure the link between exposure and disease. The recent increase in the number of people travelling to regions where P. ovale is endemic, suggests that a PCR-based protocol should be included as a complementary tool for malaria reference laboratories.

Author Biographies

Jean Ezequiel Limongi, Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Department of Environmental Health

Daniela Camargos Costa, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Laboratório de Malária

Luzia Helena Carvalho, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Laboratório de Malária

Iris Sousa Lopes, Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Laboratório de Endemias

Alcides Assis Silva, Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Uberlândia, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Laboratório de Endemias

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Published

2014-04-15

How to Cite

1.
Limongi JE, Costa DC, Carvalho LH, Lopes IS, Silva AA, Ferreira MS (2014) Plasmodium ovale malaria in Brazil: report of an imported case with a prolonged incubation period. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:554–557. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4037

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 04: April 2014

Section

Case Reports

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