Unprecedented large outbreak of Plasmodium malariae malaria in Vietnam: Epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Unprecedented large outbreak of Plasmodium malariae malaria in Vietnam: Epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Plasmodium malariae, a causative agent of quartan malaria, is prevalent across tropical and subtropical regions, but global cases have been usually very rare and sporadic. However, a significant outbreak of quartan malaria caused by P. malariae occurred in Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, Vi...

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Main Authors: Chau Van Khanh, Hương Giang Lê, Tuấn Cường Võ, Nguyen Xuan Quang, Do Van Nguyen, Nguyen Cong Trung Dung, Le Thanh Tam, Nguyen Thanh Thuy Nhien, Đăng Thùy Dương Nguyễn, Thu Hằng Nguyễn, Tran Thi Hue Van, Le Duc Vinh, Pham Minh Quan, Nguyen Kim Trung, Jung-Mi Kang, Byoung-Kuk Na, Huynh Hong Quang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Plasmodium malariae
outbreak
Vietnam
epidemiology
quartan malaria
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2432359
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Summary:Plasmodium malariae, a causative agent of quartan malaria, is prevalent across tropical and subtropical regions, but global cases have been usually very rare and sporadic. However, a significant outbreak of quartan malaria caused by P. malariae occurred in Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam in 2023 and the outbreak persists. In this report, we present the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of this unprecedented outbreak of quartan malaria in Vietnam.
ISSN:2222-1751

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