Emerging Microbes and Infections (Nov 2024)
Unprecedented large outbreak of Plasmodium malariae malaria in Vietnam: Epidemiological and clinical perspectives
- 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
Affiliations
- Chau Van Khanh
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Hương Giang Lê
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea
- Tuấn Cường Võ
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea
- Nguyen Xuan Quang
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Do Van Nguyen
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Nguyen Cong Trung Dung
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Le Thanh Tam
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Nguyen Thanh Thuy Nhien
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Đăng Thùy Dương Nguyễn
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
- Thu Hằng Nguyễn
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea
- Tran Thi Hue Van
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Le Duc Vinh
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Pham Minh Quan
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Nguyen Kim Trung
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Jung-Mi Kang
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea
- Byoung-Kuk Na
- Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, and Institute of Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Republic of Korea
- Huynh Hong Quang
- Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Abstract
A significant outbreak of quartan malaria caused by Plasmodium malariae has 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 extensive outbreak of quartan malaria in Vietnam.
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