COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale Malaria: A Rare Case of Co-Infection

ÇAĞLAR B., KARAALİ R., BALKAN İ. İ., METE B., AYGÜN G.

KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, cilt.59, sa.4, ss.399-402, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.4.399
  • Dergi Adı: KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.399-402
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Plasmodium ovale, COVID-19, malaria, artesunate, SARS-CoV-2, FALCIPARUM
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Timely diagnosis of co-infections mimicking COVID-19, such as malaria, might be challenging particularly in non-endemic areas. We report the first case of COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale malaria co-infection from our region aiming to highligt the importance of travel history and prophylaxis in malaria management in the context of pandemic. The galloping sound can sometimes be a harbinger of zebra besides the horse.