[Vivax malaria with long incubation period, detected in the Federal District: three case reports].
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.
Tauil
Pedro Luiz
PL
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF. pltauil@unb.br
Luz
Francisco das Chagas de Oliveira
Fd
Oliveira
Anna Paula Lopes de
AP
Deckers
Fernando Augusto Lopes
FA
Santos
João Barberino
JB
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
D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D011319:Primaquine