Delayed Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Pregnant Patient with Sickle Cell Trait 11 Years after Exposure, Oregon, USA

Abstract

Delayed Plasmodium falciparum malaria in immigrants from disease-endemic countries is rare. Such cases pose a challenge for public health because mosquitoborne transmission must be rigorously investigated. We report a case of delayed P. falciparum malaria in a pregnant woman with sickle cell trait 11 years after immigration to the United States.

Keywords

• Plasmodium falciparum
• parasites
• malaria
• pregnant patient
• pregnancy
• sickle cell trait