Transfusion transmitted malaria in a non-endemic area.
Transfusion transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas is a rare and alarming diagnosis. It deserves a special mention because of its rarity, delay in diagnosis, treatment and serious complications. Shimla, though nonendemic, but being a tourist place, can get malaria transported from other parts of India. We present here a case of transfusion transmitted falciparum malaria in IGMC Shimla. We have discussed the strategies for diagnosis and prevention of transfusion transmitted malaria in endemic and non-endemic regions.
Chauhan
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Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 171001, Himachal Pradesh.
Negi
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Verma
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Thakur
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction