Plasmodium malariae in Haitian Refugees, Jamaica

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lindo, John F. ; Bryce, Jeanette Horner ; Ducasse, Marion Bullock ; Howitt, Christina ; Barrett, Donnett M. ; Morales, Jacob Lorenzo ; Ord, Rosalynn ; Burke, Martina ; Chiodini, Peter L. ; Sutherland, Colin J.
• Description:
  Since 1963, reported malaria transmission in Haiti has been restricted to Plasmodium falciparum. However, screening of Haitian refugees in Jamaica in 2004, by microscopic examination, identified P. falciparum, P. vivax, and P. malariae. PCR confirmed the P. malariae and P. falciparum but not P. vivax infections. DNA sequencing and rRNA gene sequences showed transmission of P. malariae. This report confirms that P. malariae is still being transmitted in Haiti.
• Subjects:
  Animals Base Sequence Dispatch Humans Malaria Molecular Sequence Data Plasmodium Brasilianum Plasmodium Malariae Prevalence Refugees
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):931-933.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti ; Jamaica
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c6c8d999316e05895c0c612fbffb06ff33fd6fa099e234313895c41f1191792
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16561/cdc_16561_DS1.pdf
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