Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control96212022640128Research ArticleReemergence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in the republic of Korea.FeighnerB. H.PakS. I.NovakoskiW. L.KelseyL. L.StrickmanD.US Army, Republic of Korea.Apr-Jun199842295297

Plasmodium vivax malaria reemerged in the Republic of Korea in 1993. The number of cases has tripled each year since, with more than 1,600 cases reported in 1997. All 27 cases in U.S. troops resolved uneventfully with chloroquine/primaquine therapy. Disease is localized along the western Demilitarized Zone and presents minimal risk to tourists.