Autochthonous Plasmodium vivax Infections, Florida, USA, 2023

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Muneer, Azhar ; Adapa, Swamy R. ; Silbert, Suzane ; Scanlan, Kelly ; Vore, Harold ; Cannons, Andrew ; Morrison, Andrea M. ; Stanek, Danielle ; Blackmore, Carina ; Adams, John H. ; Kim, Kami ; Jiang, Rays H.Y. ; Cui, Liwang
• Description:
  During May-July 2023, a cluster of 7 patients at local hospitals in Florida, USA, received a diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Whole-genome sequencing of the organism from 4 patients and phylogenetic analysis with worldwide representative P. vivax genomes indicated probable single parasite introduction from Central/South America.
• Subjects:
  Adult Female Humans Malaria, Vivax Male Middle Aged Phylogeny Plasmodium Vivax Whole Genome Sequencing
• Keywords:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Autochthonous Book Review Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Florida Genome Guidelines Local Transmission Malaria Origin Parasite Introduction Parasites Stewardship United States Vector-borne Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1214-1217
• Pubmed ID:
  38662728
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138989
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c8be1f8484c6aa08f7bb4e78919810ea51c257c3652d1fbfcea4706dd31d600d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157001/cdc_157001_DS1.pdf
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