Vivax malaria in a blood donor in Spain, relapse or a new infection in a malaria non-endemic country?

Malaria is a vectorborne disease caused by protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which can also be transmitted by the transfusion of infected red blood cells. One year after return from a travel to Honduras, a Spanish traveller developed vivax malaria. Prior to the onset of symptoms, the donor made a d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vox sanguinis 2016-02, Vol.110 (2), p.193-195
Hauptverfasser:	Rubio, J. M., Jiménez del Bianco, A. I., Cervera-Alonso, Y., Fernandez-Garcia, M. D., Lanza, M., Ta Tang, T. H., Sevil Puras, F., Blanco, L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Blood & organ donations Blood Donors blood safety Humans Malaria malaria and protozoal infections Malaria, Vivax - blood Malaria, Vivax - epidemiology Malaria, Vivax - etiology serological testing Spain transfusion - transmissible infections Travel
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