Autochthonous Plasmodium vivax Infections, Florida, USA, 2023

Abstract

During May–July 2023, a cluster of 7 patients at local hospitals in Florida, USA, received a diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Whole-genome sequencing of the organism from 4 patients and phylogenetic analysis with worldwide representative P. vivax genomes indicated probable single parasite introduction from Central/South America.

Keywords

• Plasmodium vivax
• malaria
• genome
• origin
• parasite introduction
• parasites