COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale Malaria: A Rare Case of Co-Infection

ÇAĞLAR B., KARAALİ R., BALKAN İ. İ., METE B., AYGÜN G.

KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, vol.59, no.4, pp.399-402, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.4.399
  • Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.399-402
  • Keywords: Plasmodium ovale, COVID-19, malaria, artesunate, SARS-CoV-2, FALCIPARUM
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Timely diagnosis of co-infections mimicking COVID-19, such as malaria, might be challenging particularly in non-endemic areas. We report the first case of COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale malaria co-infection from our region aiming to highligt the importance of travel history and prophylaxis in malaria management in the context of pandemic. The galloping sound can sometimes be a harbinger of zebra besides the horse.