title: [Vivax malaria with long incubation period, detected in the Federal District: three case reports].
abstract: Three cases of vivax malaria originating from the Amazon region were detected after living in Brasilia, Federal District (considered to be a non-endemic area), for six months. Long incubation periods have been described only for infections due to strains of Plasmodium vivax in temperate climates. It was not possible to genotype the parasites.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF. pltauil@unb.br
authors.forename: Pedro Luiz
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Tauil
authors.forename: Francisco das Chagas de Oliveira
authors.initials: Fd
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.forename: Anna Paula Lopes de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Fernando Augusto Lopes
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Deckers
authors.forename: João Barberino
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055256:Infectious Disease Incubation Period; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011319:Primaquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D011319:Primaquine